System and method for creating a luggage manifest and remotely checking in

Abstract

Provided is a system and method of remote check-in using optical character recognition of a bag tag is provided, the method including: a) obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument having at least a portion of the printed passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof; b) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record; c) autonomously creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger manifest record based on the DPI data record and the passenger return flight information, wherein the passenger manifest record comprises data for check-in with a designated return travel carrier of a return leg of travel of the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof; and d) repeating a)-c) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity and autonomously forming a manifest file.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A LUGGAGE MANIFEST AND REMOTELY CHECKING INCROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims the priority benefit of International Application Nos. PCT / US2024 / 012226 and PCT / US2024 / 012231, both filed on January’ 19, 2024; U.S. Patent Applicant Nos. 18 / 514,015. 18 / 514,826, 18 / 514,195, 18 / 514.877, 18 / 514,914. 18 / 514,937, 18 / 514,924, 18 / 514,295. 18 / 515.004, 18 / 514,369 and 18 / 515,060. all filed November 20, 2023; and, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63 / 543,667, filed October 11 , 2023, and entitled “System and Method for Creating a Luggage Manifest.” This application is also a continuation- in-part of, and claims the priority benefit of, U.S. Patent Application No. 18 / 197,840, filed May 16, 2023 and entitled “Multi-Modal Transportation Baggage Screening and Image Sharing System”. This application is also a continuation-in-part of, and claims the priority benefit of, each of: U.S. Patent Application No. 18 / 337,288, filed June 19, 2023 and entitled "Method and System for Baggage Check-in”, which is co-pending with and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application No. 18 / 332,377, filed June 9, 2023 and entitled "Digital Recreation of Original Bag Tag Identifier”, which is co-pending with and is a continuation of U.S. Patent Application No. 18 / 201,908 filed May 25, 2023 and entitled “Return Leg Remote Passenger Check-In from Bag Tag Identifiers” (now U.S. Pat. No. 11,881,057), which is co-pending with and is a continuation of U.S. Patent Application No. 18 / 311,566, filed May 3, 2023 and entitled “Multi-Leg Travel Baggage Tracking”. Wherein each of App. Nos. 18 / 337.288, 18 / 332,377. 18 / 201 ,908, and 18 / 31 1,566 directly claim the priority benefit of U.S. Patent Application No. 18 / 104,359 (now U.S. Pat. No. 11,682,241), filed February’ 1, 2023 and entitled “Return Leg Remote Passenger Check-In”; and, wherein for the avoidance of doubt and without limiting the generality’ of the foregoing. App. No. 18 / 311,566 is a continuation of App. No. 18 / 104,359. All of the foregoing are incorporated herein by reference in full.BACKGROUND1. FIELD

[0002] The disclosure relates generally to asset management. Specifically, the disclosure relates to systems and methods for extracting otherwise discarded data and repurpose it to reduce data entiy.2. DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART

[0003] Travel carriers generally provide a passenger with the ability' to check in luggage packed with a passenger's personal items, with or without a luggage fee. The luggage is often weighed to determine whether additional luggage fees are required. Then, the luggage is taggedby the airline with a printed bag tag. Each travel carrier may have its own format for printing a bag tag at the travel carrier counter. This process consumes human resources of personnel working behind the counter to finalize a check-in of the passenger, print boarding passes, process luggage, and print and attach bag tags. Airline travel carriers have also invested in kiosk machines that allow passengers to print bag tags themselves to free up some time for the counter personnel. This can allow a passenger to print and attach the printed bag tag without using the human resources of the counter personnel.

[0004] According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the average number of daily passengers in Fiscal Year 2021 was approximately 1.6 million. In Fiscal Year 2019, the average of daily passengers was approximately 2.9 million. Some of these passengers are traveling on a return leg of a trip. Still further, some of the passengers traveling on a return leg are returning from a cruise or high-volume resort.

[0005] There have been many attempts to reduce the cost of baggage handling, and especially the baggage handling, traveler departure, and return flight check-in from high-volume lodging entities. To simplify baggage handling during transport, a passenger is provided the option to select services from a third-party vendor to pick-up the passenger and / or baggage and transport the baggage to the airport when needed. The baggage may be picked-up from any location, such as home, office, hotel, etc. and / or delivered to any location identified by the passenger, without the passenger needing to be present.

[0006] Another attempt at baggage handling includes cross-use of employees at lodging entities, such as a hotel. One of the biggest drawbacks of cross-use of employees is that these employees are otherwise unavailable for other tasks that may arise for passengers still enj oying the amenities of the lodging entity . Hiring more employees has become a challenge in recent years due to COVID- 19. Moreover, employee costs have risen. In some venues, such as cruise ships, extra employees to handle additional tasks is not just cost prohibitive but reduces the revenue of the cruise by trading paying passengers for the cost of a hired employee. The ability to print bag tags and boarding passes takes up area in the cruise ship that can be used for passenger lodging or additional revenue opportunities.

[0007] Some baggage handling services issue a valet receipt or tag that is placed on the luggage. This process still requires the baggage to receive a printed IATA bag tag with a bag tag identifier to replace the valet receipt or tag. This process can be cost prohibitive in a competitive lodging enterprise competing for clientele. Overall, the baggage handling services require a passenger to order the service using a website or mobile application, enter variouspassenger information that may be entered incorrectly, and pay a fee. Passengers can be remotely checked in to their flights by providing in advance all the necessary flight information of a travel itinerary using the website or mobile application. While the process seems benign, data entry errors can occur which can be very costly coupled with the additional cost of baggage handling and temporary' valet tickets.

[0008] Most times after a passenger arrives at their destination, the bag tag is removed and discarded to make room for the bag tag on their return leg of travel.

[0009] An average ocean liner cruise ship has a capacity of approximately 3,000 passengers. Some larger cruise ships have a capacity of 5,400 passengers. Each passenger that will return home using an airline travel carrier must be checked in for their return flight. The cruise ship personnel will handle the precheck-in process for a return flight and / or check-in of luggage bags as well as the number of luggage bags. However, the process consumes valuable limited human resources available on the cruise ship for disembarkation. There is a need for a system and process to address these challenges that are cost and time efficient, and easy to use by any passenger.SUMMARY

[0010] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a method includes: a) obtaining, by at least of at least one processor, image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument including at least a portion of the passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a checked-in luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record includes an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof; b) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record; and c) checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof for a return flight with a designated return airline travel carrier associated with the accessed passenger return flight information.[OH] The DPI data record may include the PNR number.

[0012] The DPI data record may further include an airline code, an airline name, the name of the passenger, or any combination thereof.

[0013] The DPI data record may further include passenger related information or airline related information included on the originating hardcopy bag tag that links to the passenger return flight information stored in at least one memory of the computer system associated with the airline travel carrier.

[0014] The obtaining the image data may include: capturing, by an imaging device, the at least one image of the originating hardcopy bag tag or the printed instrument; and communicating, by a communication device in electronic communication with the imaging device, the at least one image to a network interface coupled to the at least one processor.

[0015] The method may further include: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and converting the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text sequences; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the searchable machine-encoded text sequences of the optically recognized printed text of the printed passenger information for the return flight with the designated return airline travel carrier.

[0016] The performing image processing may further include: optically recognizing text of the PNR number in the at least one image; forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the PNR number; optically recognizing text of the name of the passenger in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the name of the passenger.

[0017] The performing image processing may further include: optically recognizing text of the airline code or the airline name in the at least one image; and fonning a machine-encoded text sequence of the airline code or the airline name.

[0018] The method may further include, prior to step c): d) autonomously creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger manifest record based on the DPI data record and the accessed passenger return flight information, wherein the passenger manifest record may include data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof with the designated return airline travel carrier; and e) repeating a)-b) and d) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a manifest file.

[0019] The during the checking in, the passenger may be checked in, and the method may further include, during the checking in: obtaining boarding pass information for the return flightof the passenger; and communicating, by the at least one processor, the boarding pass information to an electronic communication device of the passenger.

[0020] The method may further include: merging lodging entity data from the lodging entity with the manifest file; and forming a master manifest file with the manifest file and the lodging entity data, wherein the lodging entity data may include a room number or cabin number of each passenger of the plurality of passengers.

[0021] During the checking in, the luggage item may be checked in, and the method may further include printing, by a printing device, a return leg travel IATA bag tag for the return flight for the checked in luggage item.

[0022] The method may further include, after step b) and prior to step c): scanning a barcode of the IATA license plate number on the originating hardcopy bag tag; and accessing the passenger return flight information stored in one of a luggage manifest or a passenger manifest for use in step c).

[0023] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a system includes: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: a) obtain image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument including at least a portion of the passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag being issued for a checked-in luggage item of a passenger and the DPI data record includes an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof, b) access passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record, and c) check in the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof for a return flight with a designated return airline travel carrier associated with the accessed passenger return flight information.

[0024] The DPI data record may include the PNR number.

[0025] The DPI data record may further include an airline code, an airline name, and the name of the passenger, or any combination thereof.

[0026] The DPI data record may further include passenger related information or airline related information included on the originating hardcopy bag tag that links to the passenger return flight information stored in at least one memory of the computer system associated with the airline travel carrier.

[0027] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: obtain the image data by performing image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and convert the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text sequences, and create the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the machine-encoded text sequences.

[0028] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to perform image processing by: optically recognizing text of the PNR number in the at least one image, forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the PNR number, optically recognizing text of the name of the passenger in the at least one image, and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the name of the passenger.

[0029] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to perform image processing by: optically recognizing text of the airline code or the airline name in the at least one image, and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the airline code or the airline name.

[0030] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to, prior to check in of the luggage item or the passenger: d) autonomously create a passenger manifest record based on the DPI data record and the accessed passenger return flight information, wherein the passenger manifest record may include data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof with a designated return travel carrier, and e) repeat a)-b) and d) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a manifest file.

[0031] During the check in, the passenger may be checked in, and the at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: check-in the passenger for the return flight with the designated return travel carrier, obtain boarding pass information for the return flight of the passenger, and communicate the boarding pass information to an electronic communication device of the passenger.

[0032] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: merge lodging entity data from the lodging entity with the manifestfile, and form a master manifest file based on the manifest file and the lodging entity data, wherein the lodging entity data may include a room number or cabin number of each passenger of the plurality of passengers.

[0033] The system may further include a printing device. During c) the check in, the luggage item may be checked in, and the at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: cause the printing device to print a return leg travel IATA bag tag for the return flight for the checked in luggage item.

[0034] The at least one processor may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to, prior to b) and before c): scan a barcode of the IATA license plate number on the originating hardcopy bag tag, wherein the printed instrument may include at least a portion of the passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag, or a created marker with the IATA license plate number associated with the originating hardcopy bag tag, and access the passenger return flight information stored in one of a luggage manifest or a passenger manifest for use in c).

[0035] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method, the method including: a) obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument including at least a portion of the passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a checked-in luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record includes an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, or a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof b) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record; and c) checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof for a return flight with a designated return airline travel carrier associated with the accessed passenger return flight information.

[0036] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the DPI data record may include the PNR number.

[0037] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the DPI data record may further include an airline code, an airline name, and the name of the passenger.

[0038] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the DPI data record may further include passenger related information or airline related information included on the originating hardcopy bag tag that links to the passenger return flight information stored in at least one memory of the computer system associated with the airline travel carrier.

[0039] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the obtaining the image data may include: capturing, by an imaging device, the at least one image of the originating hardcopy bag tag or the printed instrument; and communicating, by a communication device in electronic communication with the imaging device, the at least one image to a network interface coupled to the at least one processor.

[0040] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and converting the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text sequences; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the searchable machine-encoded text sequences for the return flight with the designated return airline travel carrier.

[0041] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the performing image processing may further include: optically recognizing text of the PNR number in the at least one image; forming a machine- encoded text sequence of the PNR number; optically recognizing text of the name of the passenger in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the name of the passenger.

[0042] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the performing image processing may further include: optically recognizing text of the airline code or the airline name in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the airline code or the airline name.

[0043] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include, prior to step c): d) autonomously creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger manifest record based on the DPI data record and the accessed passenger return flight information, wherein the passenger manifest record may include data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof with the designated return airline travel carrier; and e) repeating a)-b) and d) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a manifest file.

[0044] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, during the checking in, the passenger may be checked in; and the method may further include, during the checking in: obtaining boarding pass information for the return flight of the passenger; and communicating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the boarding pass information to an electronic communication device of the passenger.

[0045] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: merging lodging entity data from the lodging entity with the manifest file; and forming a master manifest file with the manifest file and the lodging entity7data, wherein the lodging entity7data may include a room number or cabin number of each passenger of the plurality of passengers.

[0046] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, during the checking in, the luggage item may be checked in, and the method may further include printing, by a printing device, a return leg travel IATA bag tag for the return flight for the checked in luggage item.

[0047] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include, after step b) and prior to step c): scanning a barcode of the IATA license plate number on the originating hardcopy bag tag, wherein the printed instrument may include at least a portion of the passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag, or a created marker with the IATA license plate number associated with the originating hardcopy bag tag; and accessing the passenger return flight information stored in one of a luggage manifest or a passenger manifest for use in step c).

[0048] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a method of facilitating check-in of a luggage item of a passenger includes: a) obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, image datarepresentative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument having at least a portion of the printed passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for the luggage item of the passenger, and wherein the DPI data record includes machine-encoded text of an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number; b) accessing a B-type message including a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger, by at least one of the at least one processor, using the machine-encoded text of the IATA license plate number from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier; c) retrieving check-in information of a return flight of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier, by at least one of the at least one processor, using PNR data associated with the PNR number; and d) checking in during a check-in window, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof, with the designated return travel carrier based on the retrieved check-in information for the return flight.

[0049] The method may further include: parsing, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number to locate an airline code; and identifying, by at least one of the at least one processor, instructions for accessing the B-tj pe message based on the airline code.

[0050] The retrieved check-in infonnation may include return leg flight times and the designated return travel carrier.

[0051] The method may further include: obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor during the checking in, airline bag tag information for the return flight for the luggage item; and printing, by a printer, a new- bag tag for the return flight that is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for the checked in return luggage item of the passenger.

[0052] The method may further include: during the checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, checking in the passenger for the return flight: obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, boarding pass information for the return flight; and communicating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the boarding pass information to an electronic communication device of the passenger.

[0053] The obtaining the image data may include: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originatinghardcopy bag tag and converting the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the searchable machine-encoded text for the return flight with the designated return travel carrier.

[0054] The B-type message may include a baggage source message.

[0055] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a system for facilitating check-in of a luggage item of a passenger includes: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: a) cause at least one of the at least one processor to obtain image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument having at least a portion of the passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for the luggage item of the passenger, and wherein the DPI data record includes machine-encoded text of an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, b) cause at least one of the at least one processor to access, using the machine-encoded text of the IATA license plate number from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, a B-type message including a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger, c) cause at least one of the at least one processor to retrieve, using PNR data associated with the PNR number, check-in information of a return flight of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier, and d) cause at least one of the at least one processor to check-in, during a check-in window, a return luggage item, a passenger, or a combination thereof, with the designated return travel carrier based on the retrieved check-in information for the return flight.

[0056] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: cause at least one of the at least one processor to parse the IATA license plate number to locate an airline code, and cause at least one of the at least one processor to identify instructions for accessing the B-type message based on the airline code.

[0057] The retrieved check-in information may include return leg flight times and the designated return travel carrier.

[0058] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: cause at least one of the at least one processor to obtain, during thecheck in, airline bag tag infonnation for the return flight for the luggage item, and cause a printer to print a new bag tag for the return flight that is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for the checked in return luggage item of the passenger.

[0059] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to, during the check-in: cause at least one of the at least one processor to check-in the passenger for the return flight, cause at least one of the at least one processor to obtain boarding pass infonnation for the return flight, and cause at least one of the at least one processor to communicate the boarding pass information to an electronic communication device of the passenger.

[0060] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: cause at least one of the at least one processor to perform image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and convert the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text, and cause at least one of the at least one processor to create the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the searchable machine-encoded text for the return flight with the designated return travel carrier.

[0061] The B-type message may include a baggage source message.

[0062] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to execute a method of facilitating check-in of a luggage item of a passenger, the method including: a) obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument having at least a portion of the printed passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for the luggage item of the passenger, and wherein the DPI data record includes machine-encoded text of an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number; b) accessing a B-type message including a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger, by at least one of the at least one processor, using the machine-encoded text of the IATA license plate number from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier; c) retrieving check-in information of a return flight of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier, by at least one of the at least one processor.using PNR data associated with the PNR number; and d) checking in during a check-in window, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof, with the designated return travel carrier based on the retrieved check-in information for the return flight.

[0063] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: parsing, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number to locate an airline code; and identifying, by at least one of the at least one processor, instructions for accessing the B-type message based on the airline code.

[0064] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the retrieved check-in information may include return leg flight times and the designated return travel carrier.

[0065] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor during the checking in, airline bag tag information for the return flight for the luggage item; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return flight that is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for the checked in return luggage item of the passenger.

[0066] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: during the checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, checking in the passenger for the return flight; obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, boarding pass information for the return flight; and communicating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the boarding pass information to an electronic communication device of the passenger.

[0067] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the obtaining the image data may include: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and converting the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the searchable machine-encoded text for the return flight with the designated return travel carrier.

[0068] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the B-type message may include a baggage source message.

[0069] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a method includes: a) obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument having at least a portion of the printed passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record includes an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof; b) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record; c) autonomously creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger manifest record based on the DPI data record and the passenger return flight information, wherein the passenger manifest record includes data for check-in with a designated return travel carrier of a return leg of travel of the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof; and d) repeating a)-c) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity and autonomously forming a manifest file.

[0070] The DPI data record may include the PNR number.

[0071] The DPI data record may further include an airline code, an airline name, the name of the passenger, or any combination thereof.

[0072] The DPI data record may further include passenger related information or airline related information included on the originating hardcopy bag tag that links to the passenger return flight information stored in memory systems of the computer system associated with the airline travel carrier.

[0073] The obtaining the image data may include: capturing, by an imaging device, the at least one image of the originating hardcopy bag tag or the printed instrument; and communicating, by a communication device in electronic communication with the imaging device, the at least one image to a network interface coupled to at least one of the at least one processor.

[0074] The method may further include: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of theprinted passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and converting the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text sequences; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the searchable machine-encoded text sequences for the return leg of travel with the designated return travel carrier.

[0075] The performing image processing may further include: optically recognizing text of the PNR number in the at least one image; forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the PNR number; optically recognizing text of the name of the passenger in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the name of the passenger.

[0076] The performing image processing may further include: optically recognizing text of an airline code or an airline name in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the airline code or the airline name.

[0077] The method may further include: merging lodging entity data from the lodging entity with the manifest file; and forming a master manifest file with the manifest file and the lodging entity data, wherein the lodging entity data may include a room number or cabin number of each passenger of the plurality of passengers.

[0078] The method may further include checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item for a return flight with a return flight carrier.

[0079] During the checking in, the luggage item may be checked in; and the method may further include printing, by a printing device, a return leg travel IATA bag tag for the return flight for the luggage item.

[0080] The method may further include: electronically acquiring, by at least one electronic acquiring device, an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the airline travel carrier to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record, wherein the printing of the return leg travel IATA bag tag for the return flight is triggered by the acquiring of the OH-BTI or creation of the digital BTI data record.

[0081] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a system includes: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: a) obtain image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument having at least a portion of the printedpassenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record includes an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof, b) access passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record, c) autonomously create a passenger manifest record from the DPI data record and the passenger return flight information, wherein the passenger manifest record includes data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof with a designated return travel carrier, and d) repeat a)-c) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity and autonomously form a manifest fde.

[0082] The DPI data record may include the PNR number.

[0083] The DPI data record may further include an airline code, an airline name, the name of the passenger, or any combination thereof.

[0084] The DPI data record may further include passenger related information or airline related information included on the originating hardcopy bag tag that links to the passenger return flight information stored in memory systems of the computer system associated with the airline travel carrier.

[0085] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: perform image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and convert the printed text to searchable machine- encoded text sequences, and create the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the machine-encoded text sequences.

[0086] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: optically recognize text of the PNR number in the at least one image, form a machine-encoded text sequence of the PNR number, optically recognize text of the name of the passenger in the at least one image, and form a machine-encoded text sequence of the name of the passenger.

[0087] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: optically recognize text of an airline code or an airline name in the atleast one image; and form a machine-encoded text sequence of the airline code or the airline name.

[0088] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: merge lodging entity data from the lodging entity with the manifest file; and form a master manifest file based on the manifest file and the lodging entity data, wherein the lodging entity data may include a room number or cabin number of each passenger of the plurality of passengers.

[0089] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: check in the luggage item for a return flight with a return flight carrier, prior to printing a return leg travel IATA bag tag.

[0090] The system may further include a printing device, and at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: based on the luggage item being checked in, cause the printing device to print the return leg travel IATA bag tag for the return flight for the luggage item.

[0091] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: electronically acquire, by at least one electronic acquiring device, an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the airline travel carrier to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record, wherein the printing of the return leg travel IATA bag tag for the return flight is triggered by acquiring the OH-BTI or creation of the digital BTI data record.

[0092] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to execute a method including: a) obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument having at least a portion of the printed passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record includes an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof; b) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record; c) autonomouslycreating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger manifest record based on the DPI data record and the passenger return flight information, wherein the passenger manifest record includes data for check-in with a designated return travel carrier of a return leg of travel of the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof ; and d) repeating a)-c) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a manifest file.

[0093] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the DPI data record may include the PNR number.

[0094] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the DPI data record may further include an airline code, an airline name, the name of the passenger, or any combination thereof.

[0095] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the DPI data record may further include passenger related infonnation or airline related information included on the originating hardcopy bag tag that links to the passenger return flight infonnation stored in memory systems of the computer system associated with the airline travel earner.

[0096] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the obtaining the image data may include: capturing, by an imaging device, the at least one image of the originating hardcopy bag tag or the printed instrument; and communicating, by a communication device in electronic communication with the imaging device, the at least one image to a netw ork interface coupled to at least one of the at least one processor.

[0097] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger infonnation associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and converting the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text sequences; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the searchable machine-encoded text sequences for the return leg of travel with the designated return travel carrier.

[0098] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the performing image processing may further include: optically recognizing text of the PNR number in the at least one image; forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the PNR number; optically recognizing text of the name of the passenger in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the name of the passenger.

[0099] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the performing image processing may further include: optically recognizing text of an airline code or an airline name in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the airline code or the airline name.

[0100] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: merging lodging entity7data from the lodging entity with the manifest file; and forming a master manifest file with the manifest file and the lodging entity data, wherein the lodging entity data may include a room number or cabin number of each passenger of the plurality of passengers.

[0101] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item for a return flight with a return flight earner.

[0102] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, during the checking in, the luggage item may be checked in; and the method may further include printing, by a printing device, a return leg travel IATA bag tag for the return flight for the luggage item.

[0103] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: electronically acquiring, by at least one electronic acquiring device, an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the airline travel carrier to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record, wherein the printing of the return leg travel TATA bag tag for the return flight is triggered by the acquiring of the OH-BTI or the creation of the digital BTI data record.

[0104] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a method includes: a) obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument comprising at least a portion of the printed passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record comprises an International AirTransport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof; b) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record; and c) printing, by a printing device, a return leg travel IATA bag tag for a return flight associated with the passenger return flight infonnation.

[0105] The DPI data record may include the PNR number.

[0106] The DPI data record further comprises an airline code, an airline name, the name of the passenger, or any combination thereof.

[0107] The DPI data record may further include passenger related or airline related information included on the originating hardcopy bag tag that links to the passenger return flight information stored in memory systems of the computer system associated with the airline travel carrier.

[0108] The obtaining the image data may include: capturing, by an imaging device, the at least one image of the originating hardcopy bag tag or the printed instrument; and communicating, by a communication device in electronic communication with the imaging device, the at least one image to a network interface coupled to at least one of the at least one processor.

[0109] The method may further include: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel earner on the originating hardcopy bag tag and converting the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text sequences; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the searchable machine-encoded text sequences for the return flight with a designated return travel carrier.

[0110] The performing image processing may further include: optically recognizing text of the PNR number in the at least one image; forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the PNR number; optically recognizing text of the name of the passenger in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the name of the passenger.

[0111] The performing image processing may further include: optically recognizing text of an airline code or an airline name in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the airline code or the airline name.

[0112] The accessing the passenger return flight information may include accessing a B-type message using the IATA license plate number of the DPI data record, wherein the B-type message comprises the PNR number.

[0113] The B-type message may include a baggage source message.

[0114] The method may further include checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item for the return flight with a return flight carrier, prior to printing the return leg travel IATA bag tag.

[0115] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a system includes: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: obtain image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument comprising at least a portion of the printed passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof, access passenger return flight infonnation from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record, and cause a printing device to print a return leg travel IATA bag tag for a return flight associated with the passenger return flight information.

[0116] The DPI data record may include the PNR number.

[0117] The DPI data record may further include an airline code, an airline name, the name of the passenger, or any combination thereof.

[0118] The DPI data record may further include passenger related or airline related information included on the originating hardcopy bag tag that links to the passenger return flight information stored in memory systems of the computer system associated with the airline travel carrier.

[0119] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: perform image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel earner on the originating hardcopy bag tag and convert the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text sequences; and create the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the machine-encoded text sequences.

[0120] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: optically recognize text of the PNR number in the at least one image; forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the PNR number; optically recognize text of the name of the passenger in the at least one image; and form a machine-encoded text sequence of the name of the passenger.

[0121] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: optically recognize text of an airline code or an airline name in the at least one image; and form a machine-encoded text sequence of the airline code or the airline name.

[0122] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: access the passenger return flight information by accessing a B-type message using the IATA license plate number of the DPI data record, wherein the B-type message comprises the PNR number.

[0123] The B-type message may include a baggage source message (BSM).

[0124] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: check in the luggage item for the return flight with a return flight carrier, prior to printing the return leg travel IATA bag tag.

[0125] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a method includes: extracting, by at least one of at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger via a first mode of travel; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item that generates an electronic luggage item brain to identify locations the luggage item needs to be delivered to, wherein the luggage item manifest record includes the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by one or more devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with an originating hardcopy bag tag from an originating travel carrier.

[0126] The BSM may include a flight number and an airline, and the method may further include: sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator configured to indicate that the BSM is a terminating BSM or a transfer BSM; and matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, the flight number and theairline included in the BSM with a flight number and an airline included in a manifest for a second mode of travel.

[0127] The second mode of travel may be one of a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0128] The method may further include: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate the electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text included on the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0129] The method may further include electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a manifest for a second mode of travel.

[0130] The method may further include: extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number from the BSM, wherein creating the luggage item manifest record may further include: adding, by at least one of the at least one processor, the PNR number to the luggage item manifest record.

[0131] The method may further include: acquiring, by a device from among the one or more devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the originating travel carrier; extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a PNR from a computer system of the originating travel carrier, based on the PNR number; and autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier, wherein the method is repeated for each passenger of a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity, thereby autonomously forming a luggage manifest file including a conduit for check-in of a plurality7of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

[0132] The acquiring, by the device from among the one or more devices, may include one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the originating travel carrier; scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the originating travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI, andwherein the method may further include: updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the electronic luggage item brain with location data from the device from among the one or more devices.

[0133] The method may further include: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel; obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

[0134] The method may further include: replacing the originating hardcopy bag tag from the originating travel carrier with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel; and updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

[0135] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a system includes: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: extract an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger via a first mode of travel, and create a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item that generates an electronic luggage item brain to identify locations the luggage item needs to be delivered to, wherein the luggage item manifest record includes the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by one or more devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with an originating hardcopy bag tag from a originating travel carrier.

[0136] The BSM may include a flight number and an airline, and the at least one processor may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator configured to indicate that the BSM is a terminating BSM or a transfer BSM, and match the flight number and the airline included in the BSM with a flight number and an airline included in a manifest for a second mode of travel.

[0137] The second mode of travel may be one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0138] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive a trigger to activate the electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text included on the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0139] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: electronically link the electronic luggage item brain to a manifest for a second mode of travel.

[0140] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: extract a passenger name record (PNR) number from the BSM, and create the luggage item manifest record by adding the PNR number to the luggage item manifest record.

[0141] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: acquire the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the originating travel carrier, extract the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record, access a PNR from a computer system of the originating travel earner, based on the PNR number, and autonomously update the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier, and for each passenger of a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity, autonomously form a luggage manifest file including a conduit for check-in of a plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

[0142] The system may further include a device from among one or more devices, wherein the device is one of: a barcode scanner, an imaging device, a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, or a near field communication (NFC) reader; and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: update the electronic luggage item brain with location data from the device from among the one or more devices.

[0143] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: perform a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel, obtain airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger, and cause a printer to print a new' bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

[0144] The originating hardcopy bag tag from the originating travel carrier may be replaced with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel.

[0145] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to execute a method including: extracting, by at least one of at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger via a first mode of travel; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item that generates an electronic luggage item brain to identify locations the luggage item needs to be delivered to, wherein the luggage item manifest record includes the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by one or more devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with an originating hardcopy bag tag from a originating travel carrier.

[0146] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the BSM may include a flight number and an airline, and the method may further include: sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator configured to indicate that the BSM is a terminating BSM or a transfer BSM; and matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, the flight number and the airline included in the BSM with a flight number and an airline included in a manifest for a second mode of travel.

[0147] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the second mode of travel may be one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0148] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate the electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text included on the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0149] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a manifest for a second mode of travel.

[0150] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number from the BSM, wherein creating the luggage item manifest record may further include: adding, by at least one of the at least one processor, the PNR number to the luggage item manifest record.

[0151] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: acquiring, by a device from among the one or more devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the originating travel carrier; extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a PNR from a computer system of the originating travel carrier, based on the PNR number; and autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier, and wherein the method is repeated for each passenger of a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity, thereby autonomously forming a luggage manifest file including a conduit for check-in of a plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

[0152] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the acquiring, by the device from among the one or more devices, may include one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the originating travel carrier; scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH- BTI on a printed marker from the originating travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI; and wherein the method may further include: updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the electronic luggage item brain with location data from the device from among the one or more devices.

[0153] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel; obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by aprinter, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

[0154] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: replacing the originating hardcopy bag tag from the originating travel carrier with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel; and updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

[0155] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a method includes: a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM includes an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name of the passenger in the BSM with a passenger name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record includes the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

[0156] The BSM may be a terminating BSM, the travel data may include a flight number and an airline of the luggage item, and the method may further include: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality' of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM, wherein b) may further include matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, the flight number and the airline in the terminating BSM.

[0157] The second mode of travel may be one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry7, an air carrier, or a lodging entity7.

[0158] The method may further include: after d), receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopybag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0159] The method may further include electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

[0160] The method may further include: e) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number from the BSM, and d) may further include: adding, by at least one of the at least one processor, the PNR number to the luggage item manifest record.

[0161] The method of claim 6 may further include: f) acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; g) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; h) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number; i) autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and j) repeating a)-i) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file includes a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel earner.

[0162] The acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, may include one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier; scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item: or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI.

[0163] The method may further include: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

[0164] The method may further include: replacing the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel; and updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

[0165] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a system includes: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: a) identify a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM includes an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) match a passenger name of the passenger in the BSM with a passenger name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) extract an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) create a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record includes the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

[0166] The BSM may be a terminating BSM, the travel data may include a flight number and an airline of the luggage item, and the at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: before b), sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM, and as part of b), match the flight number and the airline in the terminating BSM.

[0167] The second mode of travel may be one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0168] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: after d). receive a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0169] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: electronically link the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

[0170] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: e) extract a passenger name record (PNR) number from theBSM, and as part of d), add the PNR number to the luggage item manifest record.

[0171] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: f) receive from an electronic acquiring device, from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; g) extract the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; h) access a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number; i) autonomously update the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and j) repeat a)-i) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file may include a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

[0172] The sy stem may further include an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, wherein the at least one electronic acquiring device is one of: a barcode scanner, an imaging device, a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, or a near field communication (NFC) reader.

[0173] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: perform a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtain airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and cause printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible wi th an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

[0174] The originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier may be replaced with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel.

[0175] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to execute a method including: a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of apassenger, wherein the BSM includes an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name of the passenger in the BSM with a passenger name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record includes the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

[0176] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the BSM may be a terminating BSM, the travel data may include a flight number and an airline of the luggage item, and the method may further include: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM, and wherein b) may further include matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a flight number and airline in the terminating BSM.

[0177] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the second mode of travel may be one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry , an air carrier, or a lodging entity7.

[0178] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: after d), receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0179] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

[0180] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: e) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number from the BSM, and d) may further include: adding, by at least one of the at least one processor, the PNR number to the luggage item manifest record.

[0181] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: f) acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; g) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; h) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number; i) autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and j) repeating a)-i) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file may include a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

[0182] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the electronic acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device, may further include one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier; scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI.

[0183] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

[0184] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: replacing the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel; and updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

[0185] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a method includes: identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM includes an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger included in the BSM with a PNR number in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) based on a match being found in b), extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record includes the IATA license plate number and the PNR number of the passenger, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

[0186] The BSM may be a terminating BSM, and the method may further include: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

[0187] The second mode of travel may include one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0188] The method may further include: after d), receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0189] The method may further include electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

[0190] The creating the luggage item manifest record further includes incorporating the PNR number of the passenger into the luggage item manifest record.

[0191] The method may further include: e) acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; f) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; g) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number of the passenger; h) autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and i) repeating a)-h) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file may include a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

[0192] The acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, may include one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier; scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI.

[0193] The method may further include: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for a luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

[0194] The method may further include: replacing the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel; and updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

[0195] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a system includes: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configuredto execute the at least one instruction to: a) identify a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM includes an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) match a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger in the BSM with a PNR number in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) based on a match being found in b), extract an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM for the luggage item; and d) create a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record includes the IATA license plate number and the PNR number of the passenger, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

[0196] The BSM may be a terminating BSM; and the at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: before b), sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

[0197] The second mode of travel may include one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0198] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: after d), receive a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0199] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: electronically link the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

[0200] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: include the PNR number from the BSM in the luggage item manifest record.

[0201] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: e) receive from an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BT1) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; I) extract the IATA license platenumber from the digital BTI data record; g) access a PNR from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number included in the BSM; h) autonomously update the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and i) repeat a)-h) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file may include a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

[0202] The system may further include an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, wherein the at least one electronic acquiring device may include one of: a barcode scanner, an imaging device, a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader or near field communication (NFC) reader.

[0203] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: perform a remote check-in process for a luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtain airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and cause printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

[0204] The originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier may be replaced with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel, the new bag tag may include a new IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel, and the at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: update an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the new IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

[0205] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to execute a method including: a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM includes an airport code associated with an airport and s travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger included in the BSM with a PNR number in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) based on a match being found in b), extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an InternationalAir Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record includes the IATA license plate number and the PNR number of the passenger, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

[0206] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the BSM may be a terminating BSM, and the method may further include: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

[0207] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the second mode of travel may include one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0208] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: after d), receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0209] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

[0210] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the creating the luggage item manifest record may further include incorporating the PNR number of the passenger into the luggage item manifest record.

[0211] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: e) acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; f) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate numberfrom the digital BTI data record; g) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number of the passenger; h) autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and i) repeating a)-h) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file may include a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

[0212] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, may include one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier; scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader. RFID information associated with the OH-BTI.

[0213] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for a luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

[0214] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier may be replaced with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel, and the new bag tag includes a new IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel; and the method may further include: updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

[0215] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a method includes: a) identify ing, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM includes an airport code associated with anairport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline information and a flight number of the passenger included in the BSM with airline information and a flight number in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) based on a match being found in b), extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record includes the IATA license plate number, wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

[0216] The BSM may be a terminating BSM, the travel data may include a passenger name, and the method may further include: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM, wherein c) may further include extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the passenger name of the passenger from the BSM; and wherein d) may further include: including the passenger name in the luggage item manifest record.

[0217] The second mode of travel may include one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0218] The may further include: after d), receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0219] The method may further include electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

[0220] The method may further include: e) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number from the BSM, wherein the creating the luggage item manifest record may further include including the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

[0221] The method may further include: I) acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tagidentifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; g) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; h) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number; i) autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and j) repeating a)-i) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file may include a conduit for check-in of the plurality7of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

[0222] The acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, may include one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier; scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI.

[0223] The method may further include: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for a luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

[0224] The method may further include: replacing the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel; and updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

[0225] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a system includes: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: a) identify a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM includes an airport code associated with an airport infrastructure and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) match airhne information and a flight number of the passengerin the BSM with airline information and a flight number in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) extract an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) create a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record includes the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan outside of the airport infrastructure an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

[0226] The BSM may be a terminating BSM, the travel data may include a passenger name, and the at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: before b), sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM, as part of c), extract the passenger name of the passenger from the BSM, and as part of d), include the passenger name in the luggage item manifest record.

[0227] The second mode of travel may include one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0228] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: after d). receive a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0229] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: electronically link the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

[0230] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: e) extract a passenger name record (PNR) number from the BSM, and as part of d), create the luggage item manifest record by including the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

[0231] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: f) receive, from an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag indicator (BT1) data record linked to the first mode of travel earner; g) extract the IATA license platenumber from the digital BTI data record; h) access a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number; i) autonomously update the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and j) repeat a)-i) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously fonn a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file may include a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

[0232] The system may further include an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, and the at least one electronic acquiring device may include one of: a barcode scanner, an imaging device, a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader or near field communication (NFC) reader.

[0233] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: perform a remote check-in process for a luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtain airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and cause printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

[0234] The originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier may be replaced with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel, and the at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: update an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record with the new IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

[0235] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to execute a method including: a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM includes an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline information and a flight number of the passenger included in the BSM with airline information and a flight number in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) based on a match being found in b), extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d)creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record includes the IATA license plate number, wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

[0236] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the BSM may be a terminating BSM, the travel data may include a passenger name, and the method may further include: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM, wherein c) may further include extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the passenger name of the passenger from the BSM; and wherein d) may further include: including the passenger name in the luggage item manifest record.

[0237] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitoiy computer readable medium, the second mode of travel may include one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0238] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: after d), receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0239] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

[0240] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: e) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number from the BSM, and wherein the creating the luggage item manifest record may further include including the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

[0241] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: f) acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; g) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; h) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number; i) autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and j) repeating a)-i) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file includes a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

[0242] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, may include one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier; scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI.

[0243] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for a luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

[0244] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier may be replaced with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel, the new bag tag may include a new IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel; and the method may further include: updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggageitem brain associated with the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

[0245] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a method includes: a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a terminating baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the terminating BSM includes an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item, and wherein the travel data includes at least one of flight information, airline infonnation, a name of the passenger, a passenger name record (PNR) number, and an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, any of the travel data in the terminating BSM with travel data in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code: c) based on matching any of the travel data in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the terminating BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record includes the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH- BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

[0246] The travel data may include the flight information and airline information, the flight information may include a flight number and an airline, and the method may further include: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM; wherein b) may further include matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, the flight number and the airline in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel; wherein c) may further include, based on matching the flight number and the airline in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the flight number and the airline from the terminating BSM, and wherein d) may further include including the flight number and the airline in the luggage item manifest record.

[0247] The travel data may include the name of the passenger, and the method may further include: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMsbased on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM; wherein c) may further include, based on matching the name of the passenger in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the name of the passenger from the terminating BSM; and wherein d) may further include including the name of the passenger in the luggage item manifest record.

[0248] The travel data may include the PNR number, and the method may further include: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM, wherein c) may further include, based on matching the PNR number in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the PNR number from the terminating BSM, and wherein d) may further include including the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

[0249] The second mode of travel may include one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry7, an air carrier, or a lodging entity7.

[0250] The method may further include: after d), receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0251] The method may further include electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

[0252] The travel data may include the PNR number, the method may further include: e) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the (PNR) number from the terminating BSM, and d) may further include: including, by at least one of the at least one processor, the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

[0253] The method may further include: f) acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel earner; g) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; h) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer sy stem of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number; i) autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with adesignated return travel carrier; and j) repeating a)-i) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file may include a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

[0254] The acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device from among the predetennined electronic acquiring devices, may include one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier; scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI.

[0255] The method may further include: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

[0256] The method may further include: replacing the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel; and updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

[0257] The method may further include, prior to a): e) obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs associated with an arrival of luggage items; and f) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, the name of the passenger in the terminating BSM with a name in a flight manifest.

[0258] The method may further include: based on matching the name of the passenger in the tenninating BSM with the name in the flight manifest: triggering, by at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process including assembling security screening image and related data related to the IATA license plate number captured during the first mode of travel security screen; communicating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the security screening image and related data to an integrated security7screening station, while preserving confidentiality of personal identifiable information of the passenger linked to the security screening image and related data; and receiving, by at least one processorof the at least one processor, a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station.

[0259] The method may further include: causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening of at least one of the airport or the second mode of travel, wherein the marker may include the results of the security analysis.

[0260] The security screening images and related data may include a three-dimensional dimensional representations of an object within the luggage item.

[0261] The security screening images and related data may include tomogram data of the luggage item including contents of the luggage item.

[0262] The method may further include: based on matching any of the travel data in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for a second mode of travel: triggering, by at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process including assembling security screening image and related data related to the IATA license plate number captured during the first mode of travel security screen, in response to the triggering; communicating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station while preserving confidentiality of personal identifiable information of the passenger linked to the security screening image and related data; and receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station.

[0263] The security analysis may include screening associated with the second mode of travel for a possible prohibited object, wherein the possible prohibited object includes one or more of weapons, bottles alcohol, irons, and electrical power strips.

[0264] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a system includes: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: identify a terminating baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the terminating BSM includes an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item, and wherein the travel data includes at least one of flight information, airline information, a name of the passenger, a passenger name record (PNR) number, and an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, matchany of the travel data in the terminating BSM with travel data in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code, based on matching any of the travel data in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extract the IATA license plate number from the terminating BSM, and create a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record includes the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

[0265] The travel data may include the flight information and airline information, the flight information may include a flight number and an airline, and the at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM, match any of the travel data in the terminating BSM with travel data in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel by matching the flight number and the airline in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, based on matching the flight number and the airline in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extract the flight number and the airline from the terminating BSM, and include the flight number and the airline in the luggage item manifest record.

[0266] The travel data may include the name of the passenger, and the at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM, based on matching the name of the passenger in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extract the name of the passenger from the terminating BSM, and include the name of the passenger in the luggage item manifest record.

[0267] The travel data may include the PNR number, and the at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM, based on matching the PNR number in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifestfor the second mode of travel, extract the PNR number from the terminating BSM, and include the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

[0268] The second mode of travel may be one of a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0269] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0270] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: electronically link the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

[0271] The travel data may include the PNR number, and the at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: extract the (PNR) number from the tenninating BSM, and include the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

[0272] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: acquire, via an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier, extract the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record, access a PNR from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number, autonomously update the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier, and for each passenger of a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity, autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file includes a conduit for check-in of the pl urali ty of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

[0273] The system may further include an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, wherein the at least one electronic acquiring device company include one of: a barcode scanner, an imaging device, a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader or near field communication (NFC) reader.

[0274] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: perform a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel, obtain airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger, and cause a printer to print a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

[0275] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: update an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

[0276] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: obtain a plurality of BSMs associated with an arrival of luggage items, and match the name of the passenger in the terminating BSM with a name in a flight manifest.

[0277] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: based on matching the name of the passenger in the terminating BSM with the name in the flight manifest: trigger a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process including assembling security screening image and related data related to the IATA license plate number captured during the first mode of travel security screen, communicate the security screening image and related data to an integrated security' screening station, while preserving confidentiality of personal identifiable information of the passenger linked to the security screening image and related data, and receive a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station.

[0278] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: causing a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening of at least one of the airport or the second mode of travel, wherein the marker may include the results of the security analysis.

[0279] The security screening images and related data may include a three-dimensional dimensional representations of an object within the luggage item.

[0280] The security screening images and related data may include tomogram data of the luggage item including contents of the luggage item.

[0281] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: based on matching any of the travel data in the terminating BSM withthe travel data in the manifest for a second mode of travel: trigger a secunty screening integration assistant (SSIA) process including assembling security’ screening image and related data related to the IATA license plate number captured during the first mode of travel security screen; communicate the security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station while preserving confidentiality of personal identifiable information of the passenger linked to the security screening image and related data; and receive a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station.

[0282] The security analysis may include screening associated with the second mode of travel for a possible prohibited object, wherein the possible prohibited object may include one or more of weapons, bottles alcohol, irons, and electrical power strips.

[0283] The security screening images and related data may include a three-dimensional dimensional representation of an object within the luggage item.

[0284] The security screening images and related data may include tomogram data of the luggage item including contents of the luggage item.

[0285] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method includes: a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a terminating baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the terminating BSM includes an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item, and wherein the travel data includes at least one of flight information, airline information, a name of the passenger, a passenger name record (PNR) number, and an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, any of the travel data in the terminating BSM with travel data in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) based on matching any of the travel data in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the terminating BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record may’ include the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

[0286] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the travel data may include the flight information and airline information, the flight information may include a flight number and an airline, and the method may further include: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM; wherein b) may further include matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, the flight number and the airline in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, wherein c) may further include, based on matching the flight number and the airline in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the flight number and the airline from the terminating BSM, and wherein d) may further include including the flight number and the airline in the luggage item manifest record.

[0287] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the travel data may include the name of the passenger, and the method may further include: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM, wherein c) may further include, based on matching the name of the passenger in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the name of the passenger from the terminating BSM, and wherein d) may further include including the name of the passenger in the luggage item manifest record.

[0288] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the travel data may include the PNR number, and the method may further include: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality7of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM, wherein c) may further include, based on matching the PNR number in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the PNR number from the terminating BSM, and wherein d) may further include including the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

[0289] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the second mode of travel may be one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0290] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: after d), receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0291] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

[0292] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the travel data may include the PNR number, and the method may further include: e) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the (PNR) number from the terminating BSM, and wherein d) may further include: including, by at least one of the at least one processor, the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

[0293] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: f) acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; g) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; h) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number; i) autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and j) repeating a)-i) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file may include a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

[0294] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, may include one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier; scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI.

[0295] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

[0296] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: replacing the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel: and updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

[0297] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include, prior to a): e) obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs associated with an arrival of luggage items; and f) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, the name of the passenger in the terminating BSM with a name in a flight manifest.

[0298] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: based on matching the name of the passenger in the terminating BSM with the name in the flight manifest: triggering, by at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process including assembling security screening image and related data related to the IATA license plate number captured during the first mode of travel security' screen; communicating,by at least one of the at least one processor, the security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station, while preserving confidentiality of personal identifiable information of the passenger linked to the security screening image and related data; and receiving, by at least one processor of the at least one processor, a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station.

[0299] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening of at least one of the airport or the second mode of travel, wherein the marker may include the results of the security analysis.

[0300] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the security' screening images and related data may include a three-dimensional dimensional representations of an obj ect within the luggage item.

[0301] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the security’ screening images and related data may include tomogram data of the luggage item including contents of the luggage item.

[0302] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: based on matching any of the travel data in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for a second mode of travel: triggering, by at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process including assembling security screening image and related data related to the IATA license plate number captured during the first mode of travel security screen, in response to the triggering; communicating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the security' screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station while preserving confidentiality of personal identifiable information of the passenger linked to the security screening image and related data; and receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a response of a security' analysis from the integrated security' screening station.

[0303] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the security analysis may include screening associated with the second mode of travel for a possible prohibited object, wherein the possible prohibited object may include one or more of weapons, bottles alcohol, irons, and electrical power strips.

[0304] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the security screening images and related data may include a three-dimensional dimensional representation of an object within the luggage item.

[0305] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the security screening images and related data may include tomogram data of the luggage item including contents of the luggage item.

[0306] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a method includes: obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, the BSM comprising travel data of a first mode of travel of the luggage item on an air carrier; matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name of the passenger in the BSM with a passenger name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel; extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; based on an identification of the second mode of travel and matching the passenger name in the BSM with the passenger name in the manifest for the second mode of travel, triggering, by at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising accessing and assembling security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen using the IATA license plate number and communicating the assembled security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station; receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station for transfer of the luggage item to the second mode of travel; and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening for the second mode of travel, wherein the marker comprises the results of the security analysis.

[0307] The security screening image and related data may include three-dimensional dimensional representations of objects within the luggage item.

[0308] The security screening image and related data may include tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

[0309] The BSM may be a terminating BSM; and the method may further include: sorting a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

[0310] The method may further include: prior to printing the marker, accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system of the second mode of travel to obtain updatedreservation information, wherein the marker may further include the updated reservation information.

[0311] The second mode of travel may include one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0312] The method may further include: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, information representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag comprising an IATA license plate barcode or printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag; and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a display of a scanning device to display a response representative of the result of the security analysis, in response to the received information.

[0313] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a system includes: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: obtain a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, the BSM comprising travel data of a first mode of travel of the luggage item on an air carrier; match a passenger name of the passenger in the BSM with a passenger name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel; extract an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; based on an identification of the second mode of travel and matching the passenger name in the BSM with the passenger name in the manifest for the second mode of travel, trigger a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising accessing and assembling security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen using the IATA license plate number and communicate the assembled security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station: receive a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station for transfer of the luggage item to the second mode of travel; and cause a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening for the second mode of travel, wherein the marker comprises the results of the security analysis.

[0314] The security screening image and related data may include three-dimensional dimensional representations of objects within the luggage item.

[0315] The security screening image and related data may include tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

[0316] The BSM may be a terminating BSM, and the at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

[0317] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: prior to printing the marker, access a reservation system of the second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information, wherein the marker may further include the updated reservation information.

[0318] The second mode of travel comprises one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry. an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0319] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive information representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag comprising an IATA license plate barcode or printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag; and cause a display of a scanning device to display a response representative of the result of the security' analysis, in response to the received information.

[0320] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to execute a method including: obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, the BSM comprising travel data of a first mode of travel of the luggage item on an air carrier; matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name of the passenger in the BSM with a passenger name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel; extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; based on an identification of the second mode of travel and matching the passenger name in the BSM with the passenger name in the manifest for the second mode of travel, triggering, within at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising accessing and assembling security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen using the IATA license plate number and communicating the assembled security' screening image and related data to an integrated security' screening station; receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a response of a security’ analysis from the integrated security screening station for transfer of the luggage item to the second mode of travel; and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, aprinter device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening for the second mode of travel, wherein the marker comprises the results of the security analysis.

[0321] The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises three-dimensional dimensional representations of objects within the luggage item.

[0322] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the security screening image and related data may include tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

[0323] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the BSM may be a terminating BSM; and the method may further include: sorting a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

[0324] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: prior to printing the marker, accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system of the second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information, and the marker may further include the updated reservation information.

[0325] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the second mode of travel may include one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0326] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, information representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag comprising an IATA license plate barcode or printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag; and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a display of a scanning device to display a response representative of the result of the security analysis, in response to the received information.

[0327] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a method includes: obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, the BSM including travel data of a first mode of travel of the luggage item on an air carrier; matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name of the passenger in the received BSM with a passenger name in a flight manifest; extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air TransportAssociation (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; based on matching the passenger name in the BSM with the passenger name in the flight manifest, triggering, within at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process including accessing and assembling security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen using the IATA license plate number and communicating the assembled security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station; receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a response of a security analysis from the integrated security- screening station; and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening, wherein the marker includes the results of the security analysis.

[0328] The security screening image and related data may include three-dimensional dimensional representations of objects within the luggage item.

[0329] The security screening image and related data may include tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

[0330] The BSM may be a non-terminating BSM; and the method may further include: sorting a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a nonterminating BSM.

[0331] The method may further include: prior to printing the marker, accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system of a second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information, wherein the marker may further include the updated reservation information.

[0332] The integrated security screening station may be associated with Customs and Border Protection, Coast Guard, or border security screening check point in an airport of a country-.

[0333] The method may further include: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, information representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag may include an IATA license plate barcode or printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag; and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a display screen of a scanning device to display a response representative of the result of the security analysis, in response to the received information.

[0334] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a system includes: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: obtain a baggage source message (BSM) associatedwith an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, the BSM including travel data of a first mode of travel of the luggage item on an air carrier; match a passenger name of the passenger in the BSM with a passenger name in a flight manifest; extract an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; based on matching the passenger name in the BSM with the passenger name in the flight manifest, trigger a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process including access and assembly of security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel secunty screen using the IATA license plate number and communicate the assembled security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station; receive a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station; and cause a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening, wherein the marker includes the results of the security analysis.

[0335] The security screening image and related data may include three-dimensional dimensional representations of objects within the luggage item.

[0336] The security screening image and related data may include tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

[0337] The BSM may be a terminating BSM; and the at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a non-terminating BSM.

[0338] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: prior to printing the marker, access a reservation system of a second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information, wherein the marker may further include the updated reservation information.

[0339] The integrated security screening station may be associated with Customs and Border Protection. Coast Guard, or border security screening check point in an airport of a country.

[0340] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive information representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag may include an IATA license plate barcode or printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag; and cause a display screen of a scanning device to display a response representative of the result of the security analysis, in response to the received information.

[0341] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to execute a method including: obtaining, by at least one of at least oneprocessor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, the BSM may include travel data of a first mode of travel of the luggage item on an air earner; matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name of the passenger in the received BSM with a passenger name in a flight manifest; extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; based on matching the passenger name in the BSM with the passenger name in the flight manifest, triggering, within at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process including accessing and assembling security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen using the IATA license plate number and communicating the assembled security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station; receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station; and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening, wherein the marker includes the results of the security analysis.

[0342] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the security screening image and related data may include three-dimensional dimensional representations of objects within the luggage item.

[0343] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the security screening image and related data may include tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

[0344] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the BSM may be a non-terminating BSM; and the method may further include: sorting a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a non-terminating BSM.

[0345] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: prior to printing the marker, accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system of a second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information, wherein the marker may further include the updated reservation information.

[0346] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the integrated security screening station may beassociated with Customs and Border Protection, Coast Guard, or border secunty screening check point in an airport of a country.

[0347] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, information representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag may include an IATA license plate barcode or printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag; and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a display screen of a scanning device to display a response representative of the result of the security analysis, in response to the received information.

[0348] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a method includes: matching, by at least one of at least one processor, a passenger name of a passenger in a baggage source message (BSM) with a passenger name in a manifest, wherein the BSM includes travel data of a first mode of travel of a luggage item of the passenger on an air carrier; extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM for the luggage item; accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen of the luggage item using the IATA license plate number; displaying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display device to analyze the screening image and related data; and obtaining via a scanning device, by at least one of the at least one processor, a mark representative of the analysis result in response to scanning an IATA license plate barcode affixed to the luggage item, wherein the analysis result is representative of one of: a security' compliance of the luggage item to cross a border or to transfer to a second mode of travel, and a non-security compliance of the luggage item.

[0349] The method may further include: receiving, via the GUI, by at least one of the at least one processor, a country of origin; receiving, via the GUI, by at least one of the at least one processor, a selection of a type of the second mode of travel; loading training images of objects; perfonning, by at least one of the at least one processor, object detection based on the training images of objects; identifying, by at least one of the at least one processor, whether an object detected within the luggage item is one of a plurality of possible prohibited objects based on regulations or rules associated with the second mode of travel; and based on identify ing the object one of the plurality' of possible prohibited objects, displaying, on a display, an indication of the identification of the object.

[0350] The plurality of possible prohibited objects may include weapons, bottles alcohol, irons, and electrical power strips.

[0351] The security screening image and related data may include a three-dimensional dimensional representation of an object within the luggage item.

[0352] The security screening image and related data may include tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

[0353] The second mode of travel may include one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0354] The BSM may be a non-terminating BSM, and the method may further include: sorting a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

[0355] The method may further include: causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening for the second mode of travel, wherein the marker may include the results of the security' analysis.

[0356] The method may further include: prior to printing the marker, accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system of the second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information, wherein the marker may include the updated reservation information.

[0357] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a system includes: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: match a passenger name of a passenger in a baggage source message (BSM) with a passenger name in a manifest, wherein the BSM includes travel data of a first mode of travel of a luggage item of the passenger on an air carrier, extract an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM for the luggage item of the passenger, access security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen of the luggage item using the IATA license plate number, display a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display device to analyze the screening image and related data, and obtain, via a scanning device, a mark representative of the analysis result in response to scanning an IATA license plate barcode affixed to the luggage item, wherein the analysis result is representative of one of: a security compliance of the luggage item to cross a border or to transfer to a second mode of travel, and a non-security compliance of the luggage item so that the luggage item.

[0358] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive, via the GUI, a country of origin, receive, via the GUI, a selection of a type of the second mode of travel, load training images of objects, perform object detection based on the training images of objects, identify whether an object detected within the luggage item is one of a plurality of possible prohibited objects based on regulations or rules associated with the second mode of travel, and based on identifying the object as one of the plurality of possible prohibited objects, display, on a display, an indication of the identification of the object.

[0359] The plurality of possible prohibited objects may include weapons, bottles alcohol, irons, and electrical power strips.

[0360] The security screening image and related data may include a three-dimensional dimensional representations of an object within the luggage item.

[0361] The security screening image and related data may include tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

[0362] The second mode of travel may include one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0363] The BSM may be a non-terminating BSM, and the at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

[0364] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: cause a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening for the second mode of travel, wherein the marker may include the results of the security analysis.

[0365] The at least one processor of the system may be further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: prior to printing the marker, access a reservation system of the second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information, wherein the marker may include the updated reservation information.

[0366] According to an aspect of the disclosure, a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to execute a method including: matching, by at least one of at least one processor, a passenger name of a passenger in a baggage source message (BSM) with a passenger name in a manifest, wherein the BSM includes travel data of a first mode of travel of a luggage item of the passenger on an air carrier; extracting, by at least one of the at leastone processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM for the luggage item; accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen of the luggage item using the IATA license plate number; displaying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display device to analyze the screening image and related data; and obtaining via a scanning device, by at least one of the at least one processor, a mark representative of the analysis result in response to scanning an IATA license plate barcode affixed to the luggage item, wherein the analysis result is representative of one of: a security7compliance of the luggage item to cross a border or to transfer to a second mode of travel, and a non-security compliance of the luggage item.

[0367] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: receiving, via the GUI, by at least one of the at least one processor, a country' of origin; receiving, via the GUI, by at least one of the at least one processor, a selection of a ty pe of the second mode of travel; loading training images of objects; performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, object detection based on the training images of objects; identifying, by at least one of the at least one processor, whether an object detected within the luggage item is one of a plurality of possible prohibited objects based on regulations or rules associated with the second mode of travel; and based on identifying the object one of the plurality of possible prohibited objects, displaying, on a display, an indication of the identification of the object.

[0368] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the plurality of possible prohibited objects may include weapons, bottles alcohol, irons, and electrical power strips.

[0369] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the security screening image and related data may include a three-dimensional dimensional representation of an obj ect within the luggage item.

[0370] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the security screening image and related data may include tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

[0371] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the second mode of travel may include one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

[0372] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the BSM may be a non-terminating BSM, and the method may further include: sorting a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

[0373] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening for the second mode of travel, wherein the marker may include the results of the security analysis.

[0374] With regard to the method executed in response to the instructions stored in the non- transitory computer readable medium, the method may further include: prior to printing the marker, accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system of the second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information, wherein the marker may include the updated reservation information.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0375] For a fuller understanding of the disclosure, reference should be made to the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0376] FIG. 1A illustrates a block diagram of a system for creating at least one luggage manifest triggered by a terminating B-Type message in accordance with an embodiment;

[0377] FIG. IB illustrates a block diagram of a system for checking in a passenger for return legs of travel in accordance with an embodiment;

[0378] FIG. 1 C illustrates a block diagram of the system for checking in baggage of a passenger for return legs of travel after disembarking from a lodging entity in accordance with an embodiment;

[0379] FIG. ID illustrates a block diagram of a system for creating at least one luggage manifest triggered by a non-terminating B-Type message in accordance with an embodiment;

[0380] FIG. 2A illustrates a partial view of a conventional airline bag tag of the prior art;

[0381] FIG. 2B illustrates a conventional airline bag tag marker of the prior art;

[0382] FIG. 2C illustrates an example of affixing bag tag markers to passenger baggage;

[0383] FIG. 2D illustrates a partial view of another conventional airline bag tag of the prior art;

[0384] FIG. 3A illustrates a scanner in accordance with an embodiment;

[0385] FIG. 3B illustrates an electronic acquiring device capturing an image of an originating hardcopy bag tag in accordance with an embodiment;

[0386] FIG. 3C illustrates an electronic acquiring device capturing an image of an originating hardcopy bag tag in accordance with an embodiment;

[0387] FIG. 3D illustrates an electronic acquiring device capturing an image of a printed instrument having at least a portion of the passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag in accordance with an embodiment;

[0388] FIG. 3E illustrates an electronic acquiring device with a displayed message in accordance with an embodiment;

[0389] FIG. 4A illustrates a block diagram of programming modules for checking in a luggage item or a luggage item and passenger using an originating bag tag identifier for a return flight and generating a manifest for embarking on a leg of travel in accordance with an embodiment;

[0390] FIG. 4B illustrates a block diagram of programming modules for checking in a luggage item or a luggage item and passenger using digitized originating passenger information associated with a first-mode travel carrier on an originating hardcopy printed bag tag and generating a manifest for embarking on a leg of travel in accordance with an embodiment;

[0391] FIG. 4C illustrates a block diagram of programming modules for checking in baggage of a passenger, generating a manifest for embarking on a leg of travel and generating an expanded B-Type message in accordance with an embodiment;

[0392] FIG. 5 illustrates a flowchart of a method for checking in a luggage item, a passenger, or a passenger and a luggage item in accordance with an embodiment;

[0393] FIG. 6 illustrates a block diagram of programming modules for generating a master manifest in accordance with an embodiment;

[0394] FIG. 7 illustrates a computing system in accordance with an embodiment;

[0395] FIG. 8A illustrates a flowchart of a method for checking in baggage of a passenger leaving a lodging entity in accordance with an embodiment;

[0396] FIG. 8B illustrates a flowchart of a method for checking in a luggage item or a luggage item and passenger leaving a lodging entity in accordance with an embodiment;

[0397] FIG. 9A illustrates a flowchart of a method for merging passenger manifest and lodging entity information in accordance with an embodiment;

[0398] FIG. 9B illustrates a flowchart of a method for merging a passenger manifest and lodging entity information in accordance with an embodiment;

[0399] FIG. 9C illustrates a flowchart of a method for initiating an expanded B-Type message in accordance with an embodiment;

[0400] FIG. 9D illustrates a method for generating a universal B-Type message for a return path of a passenger in accordance with an embodiment;

[0401] FIG. 10A illustrates a flowchart of a method for generating return flight information from a passenger name record (PNR) using a PNR number captured from scanned data in accordance with an embodiment;

[0402] FIG. 10B illustrates a flowchart of a method for generating return flight information from a PNR using a PNR number captured from imaged data in accordance with an embodiment;

[0403] FIG. 11 illustrates a flowchart of a method for creating the digital personal information (DPI) data record in accordance with an embodiment;

[0404] FIGS. 12A-12C illustrate a flowchart of a method of performing image processing of the image data associated with the originating hardcopy bag tag or printed instrument in accordance with an embodiment;

[0405] FIG. 13 illustrates a flowchart of a method for forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the IATA license plate in accordance with an embodiment;

[0406] FIG. 14A illustrates a conventional baggage source message (BSM) for an airline carrier;

[0407] FIG. 14B illustrates a simulated BSM in accordance with an embodiment;

[0408] FIG. 14C illustrates an expanded (universal) B-Type message for multi-mode travel and lodging and recycling the originating bag tag in accordance with an embodiment.

[0409] FIG. 14D illustrates an expanded (universal) B-Type message for a return flight in accordance with an embodiment;

[0410] FIG. 14E illustrates an expanded (universal) B-Type message for multi-mode travel and lodging of an originating flight in accordance with an embodiment;

[0411] FIG. 15 is a diagrammatic view of a process for generation of baggage authorization indicia for bypassing additional baggage screening or indication of screening completion in accordance with an embodiment;

[0412] FIG. 16 illustrates a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) system in accordance with an embodiment;

[0413] FIG. 17A illustrates a graphical user interface (GUI) for retrieving at least one security screening image in accordance with an embodiment;

[0414] FIG. 17B illustrates the GUI of FIG. 17A screening at least one security screening image in accordance with an embodiment:

[0415] FIG. 17C illustrates the GUI of FIG. 17A screening at least one security screening image by a screener in accordance with an embodiment;

[0416] FIGS. 18A-18B illustrate a flowchart of a method for a second mode of travel screening in accordance with an embodiment;

[0417] FIG. 19 illustrates a flowchart of a method for detecting the presence of a possible prohibited object in accordance with an embodiment;

[0418] FIG. 20 illustrates a block diagram of programming modules for analyzing security7screening images in accordance with an embodiment;

[0419] FIG. 21 illustrates a conceptual messaging graphic user interface on a mobile phone conveying the movement process of a passenger’s baggage;

[0420] FIG. 22 illustrates a flowchart of a method for calculating bag fees in accordance with an embodiment;

[0421] FIG. 23 illustrates a flowchart of a method for checking in a luggage item when the bag tag and / or marker are missing in accordance with an embodiment;

[0422] FIG. 24 illustrates a block diagram of luggage item brain (LIB) programming modules in accordance with an embodiment;

[0423] FIG. 25 illustrates a graphical user interface on a mobile communication device capturing a passenger identification in accordance with an embodiment;

[0424] FIG. 26A illustrates a method for file handling for an integrated security screening process of luggage items that need to be processed through a security7screening station in accordance w ith an embodiment;

[0425] FIG. 26B illustrates a method for luggage item status reporting and handling for the integrated security screening process of luggage items, after being processed through a security screening station, in accordance with an embodiment;

[0426] FIG. 27 illustrates a smart baggage travel system for multi-mode travel and lodging in accordance with an embodiment;

[0427] FIG. 28 illustrates a flowchart of a method for checking in baggage of a passenger in accordance with an embodiment;

[0428] FIG. 29 illustrates a block diagram of links to expanded data of multi-mode travel and lodging data in accordance with an embodiment;

[0429] FIG. 30 illustrates a block diagram of links to expanded data of multi-mode travel and lodging data of an originating flight in accordance with an embodiment;

[0430] FIG. 31 illustrates a system for digitizing luggage custody and luggage check-in in accordance with an embodiment;

[0431] FIG. 32 illustrates an example confirmed itinerary for an air flight in accordance with an embodiment;

[0432] FIG. 33 illustrates a flowchart of a method for generating a simulated baggage source message in accordance with an embodiment;

[0433] FIG. 34 illustrates a method to record a passenger itinerary in accordance with an embodiment;

[0434] FIG. 35 illustrates a flowchart of a process for tracking a luggage item prior to loading the luggage item on an aircraft in accordance with an embodiment; and

[0435] FIG. 36 illustrates a mobile communication device displaying a FIND MY application in accordance with an embodiment.DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0436] Embodiments are described herein with reference to the attached figures wherein like reference numerals are used throughout the figures to designate similar or equivalent elements. The figures are not drawn to scale and they are provided merely to illustrate aspects disclosed herein. Several disclosed aspects are described below with reference to non-limiting example applications for illustration. It should be understood that numerous specific details, relationships, and methods are set forth to provide a full understanding of the embodiments disclosed herein. One having ordinary skill in the relevant art, however, will readily recognize that the disclosed embodiments can be practiced without one or more of the specific details or with other methods. In other instances, well-known structures or operations are not shown in detail to avoid obscuring aspects disclosed herein. The embodiments are not limited by the illustrated ordering of acts or events, as some acts may occur in different orders and / or concurrently with other acts or events. Furthermore, not all illustrated acts or events are required to implement a methodology in accordance with the embodiments.

[0437] Notwithstanding that the numerical ranges and parameters setting forth the broad scope are approximations, the numerical values set forth in specific non-limiting examples are reported as precisely as possible. Any numerical value, however, inherently contains certain errors necessarily resulting from the standard deviation found in their respective testingmeasurements. Moreover, all ranges disclosed herein are to be understood to encompass any and all sub-ranges subsumed therein. For example, a range of "less than 10" can include any and all sub-ranges between (and including) the minimum value of zero and the maximum value of 10, that is, any and all sub-ranges having a minimum value of equal to or greater than zero and a maximum value of equal to or less than 10, e.g.. 1 to 4.BAGGAGE HANDLING AND DELIVERY

[0438] Providing a seamless and near error-free experience for the handling and transfer of luggage items while the passenger travels along a journey, allows the passenger to have an enjoyable and pleasant travel experience. While the passenger knows where they are going, the luggage item does not. The luggage item is physically handled and handed off from a passenger to an airline agent with a 10-digit license plate attached. Moreover, the originating 10-digit IATA license plate may be expired or deleted in the airport infrastructure before a passenger and their luggage need to be checked in for a return flight.BEYOND THE AIRPORT

[0439] The airline infrastructure may generate a B-Type message that is a terminating B-Type message or a terminating Baggage Source Message (BSM) that may designate the terminating airport and city where the travel of the luggage item’s handling and travel will terminate, as described in A BSM ‘‘Recommended Practice 1745 Baggage Information Messages” by IATA, in the Passenger Services Resolution Manual, June 2010. 30thEdition, pgs. 1110-1205, incorporated herein by reference in full, or another IATA compatible message that designates a terminating airport and city from which a luggage item’s handling and travel will terminate. The IATA B-Type messages may include the 10-digit IATA license plate digits and other information linking the luggage item to the passenger.

[0440] A Departure Control System (DCS) controls various airlines operations including airport checking in baggage (i.e., luggage items), generating a passenger bag tag identifier (BTID), and data formats for printing of bag tags. The bag tags are formatted based on rules published by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and include a 10-digit license plate, for example. Typically, one or more IATA Type-B messages are created that include the 10-digit license plate and flight information.

[0441] What has been considered garbage (i.e., discarded airline bag tag) is actually a missing link to cost-and-time-efficient handling of baggage by high-volume lodging entities, such as resorts and cruise lines, by way of a non-limiting example.

[0442] As used herein, ‘‘positive passenger baggage match’" refers to an international regulation used to determine whether a passenger has boarded an airplane of a flight on which their checked-in baggage is loaded. If a passenger is determined not to have boarded a flight, their baggage is removed from the airplane. In the United States, 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) §44901 includes similar requirements. As can be seen, the “garbage"’ at the end of the travel journey when the passenger has arrived at their destination location, holds valuable security information for lodging entities, such as resorts and cruise ships, as well as other modes or vehicles of travel to follow an airline flight.

[0443] Typically, the passenger is encouraged to remove the printed bag tag, after picking up the baggage from the carousel at a destination location. However, the originally printed bag tags have useful information and instead of discarding the original printed bag tag, it can be used 1) as a substitute for printing and / or attaching temporary valet tags; and 2) for autonomous data entry and retrieval to relieve the passenger or other employee from acquiring a passenger's personal information and return flight information.

[0444] A passenger's baggage may be tagged with an adhesive marker or bingo marker from an airline carrier which can also include an IATA license plate bar code. This marker may be placed anywhere on the baggage and can be used as a substitute for printing and / or attaching temporary7valet tags or a missing IATA bag tag. For example, an airline IATA bag tag may- become damaged or removed as a result of transport though the airline baggage handling system. Thus, the airline baggage marker can be used in the processes descnbed herein.

[0445] In some examples, the airline IATA bag tag or other special use bag tags may include a printed IATA license plate and / or a radio frequency identifier (RFID) that can be read by an RFID-reader. However, RFID technology may be used about 10% of the time and is not w idely available today. The system and method described herein may use the RFID that is part of the bag tag, for example, and especially7if the originally printed bag tag is damaged or otherwise not capable of being scanned by a barcode scanner, by way of a non-limiting example. The RFID is used because sometimes scanning the 10-digit license plate can be a challenge for the scanners throughout the airline baggage handling system. This is because the printed text may become damaged, or the attached bag tag may be in a position that prevents the barcode from being captured. The system herein may use an RFID reader to acquire the 10-digit license plate in parallel with a barcode scanner or if needed.

[0446] In addition to using the non-discarded original IATA bag tag as a substitute for a valet tag, the IATA bag tag may be used to automate processes so that the processes are less prone to data entry errors, less burdensome on the passenger, save time and are cost efficient.

[0447] Additionally, the once considered garbage may be converted to a non-airline infrastructure smart bag tag that holds passenger information for transfer of their luggage to their room or cabin of their lodging entity and return flight information, including a mechanism for remote-check-in of the luggage item without the need for the passenger to be present at the printing of the return flight bag tag. The smart bag tag links the IATA license plate to stored data for the return flight and a conduit for checking in the luggage item.

[0448] The system described herein employs parallel methodologies to acquire luggage identifiable information to accommodate scenarios of damaged or missing IATA bag tags so that the 10-digit license plate can be acquired without a passenger input or input by other employees. For example, all of the passenger information and especially return flight information may be obtained by a process that scans or images the non-discarded original airline IATA bag tag (sometimes herein referred to as an “originating hardcopy bag tag’7) and autonomously retrieves a passenger record and return flight information for remote check-in of, for example, a luggage item and / or a passenger to return home via a return flight. However, personal identifiable information (PII) may remain confidential and secure. The non-discarded originating printed IATA bag tag may be used as a machine-readable instrument for locating and tracking a luggage item by a smart baggage travel system independent of an airline infrastructure for a portion of a return path home for multi-modes of travel prior to a return flight.

[0449] The scanning of non-discarded bag tags may include scanning dockside of a lodging entity such as a cruise line, scanning at a destination airport or intermediate travel carrier upon arrival, scanning at any lodging entity, such as a hotel resort, and / or scanning at a location anywhere between a destination airport or intermediate travel carrier and the lodging entity.

[0450] In one or more embodiments, the scanning of all non-discarded bag tags may include scanning the non-discarded bag tags at any mode of travel station prior to the luggage item being loaded on a transport vehicle (i. e. , van, train, bus, plane, or ferry).

[0451] The imaging of non-discarded bag tags may include imaging after the originating hardcopy bag tag is printed, imaging dockside of a lodging entity7such as a cruise line, imaging at a destination airport or intermediate travel carrier upon arrival, imaging at any lodging entity, such as a hotel resort, and / or imaging at a location anywhere between a destination airport orintermediate travel carrier and the lodging entity. Imaging may include imaging printed instruments having at least a portion of infonnation printed on the originating hardcopy bag tag. The information may include BSM data or B-Type message data, where the B-Type message contains a PNR number.

[0452] In one or more embodiments, an image may be acquired of a printed originating hardcopy bag tag with printed originating passenger information associated with a first-mode travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag. The image may be acquired any time after the originating hardcopy bag tag has been printed and an image may be acquired or captured by an imaging device such as a smart communication device. The originating hardcopy bag tag may be printed using IATA guidelines for the barcode and 10-digit license plate, and other flight infonnation. However, airlines may add other passenger information / airline information on the bag tag template at the airline’s discretion.

[0453] The original printed / paper bag tag by a first-mode of travel carrier (for example, an airline) has valuable information that can be used to automate processes for checking in a passenger and / or baggage for a return leg of travel with the first-mode of travel carrier and / or develop passenger records for a manifest used by a lodging entity. Instead of removing the original printed bag tag after arrival at a destination point associated with a lodging entity, the code embedded in the license plate on the original printed bag tag can be electronically- acquired. digitized, and used to match personal information, such as a passenger’s name associated with a passenger from the first-mode of travel carrier with the passenger’s name used by or registered with the lodging entity- or other next vehicle of travel.

[0454] Using the passenger name record (PNR) number, the passenger’s name and / or the IATA 10-digit license plate to build a luggage manifest or a passenger manifest preserves the PII in secure locations without the need to transfer or access such information between entities, other than what is visible to the naked eye. This can preserve the security of the PII.

[0455] In one or more embodiments, after the original bag tag is printed, text of the passenger information associated with a first-mode travel carrier printed on the bag tag may be acquired by an imaging device to obtain the passenger’s name without additional personal information or PII associated with a passenger from the first-mode of travel carrier directly from the printed bag tag. The printed text can be optically recognized and converted to machine-encoded text that is searchable to identify an airline code or airline name, a passenger name record (PNR) number, the passenger’s name and / or the IATA 10-digit license plate.

[0456] Moreover, the license plate on the original printed bag tag (sometimes herein referred to as an "originating hardcopy bag tag7’) can be used to obtain return flight information for the passenger autonomously without the need for the passenger or employees of a lodging entity to manually enter return flight itinerary' information for a luggage item or both the luggage item and the passenger. For example, this may be accomplished by using the original printed bag tag from an airline earner without the passenger being present.

[0457] Moreover, certain passenger / airline information on the originating hardcopy bag tag can be used to obtain return flight information for the luggage item or both the passenger and luggage item autonomously without the need for the passenger or employees of a lodging entity to manually enter return flight itinerary information.SECURITY SCREENING INTEGRATION

[0458] Other modes of travel (i.e., vehicles of travel) can use less stringent, different, or the same quality screening technology to screen luggage items boarding a train, bus carrier, or cruise ship or entering a lodging entity than screening required by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to travel on an air carrier. The high-tech security screening images regulated by TSA for travel by an air carrier can be used to reduce the number of screenings of luggage items by the other modes of travel when there is a direct connection from a passenger departing an air carrier (a first mode of travel) and starting their next leg of travel with a second mode of travel (i.e., second vehicle of travel) or screening such as by bus, train, cruise ship, another air carrier, lodging entity / resort or a government agency. These security screening images required by the TSA may be shared for analysis according to regulations associated with any of the other modes of travel or screening without diminishing the effectiveness of the screening process. To maintain the integrity of the travel mode analysis by way of imagery, the correspondingly tagged luggage items remain in trusted custody until custody is transferred to the next vehicle of travel (i.e., bus, train, cruise ship, a second air carrier, or lodging entity / resort) and / or next government agency for border entry. The problems of the past can be solved by the current methods and systems by using the IATA license plate and / or a linked PNR number and / or a passenger's name to obtain security images and data of the contents of the luggage item without the need for transferring or accessing other PII associated with a passenger to expedite the processing of luggage items through Customs or a border crossing security screening check point. The same IATA license plate and / or the linked PNR number and / or the passenger’s name can be used to build manifests for other vehicles of travel and luggage manifests for the handling and delivery of luggage items independently of its owner.

[0459] As used herein the expressions “modes of travel’" and “modes of transportation"’ may be used interchangeably. As used herein the expressions “modes of travel” and "vehicles of travel” may be used interchangeably. However, “modes of travel” and “vehicles of travel” may also include lodging and resorts.

[0460] While the description herein describes the governmental regulating agencies in the United States, other countries, or groups of countries j oined by treaties, may also provide regulations to be followed for transportation security that requires security screening of luggage items boarding a vehicle of travel, other destinations, or countries.

[0461] The processes and systems described herein for one way of travel also apply to the reverse direction of travel to bring a passenger home.

[0462] FIG. 1A illustrates a block diagram of a system 100 for creating at least one luggage manifest 1211. . . 121xmay be triggered by a terminating B-Type message in accordance with one or more embodiments. The system 100 may facilitate the baggage handling of a luggage item with or without the presence of a passenger from a travel carrier facility, such as an airport, to a lodging entity 126 (FIG. IB) or a next vehicle of travel. The terminating B-Type message is a B-Type message the includes an IATA license plate and / or passenger name record (PNR) number.

[0463] In one or more embodiments, the system 100 may include a serv er 148. The system 100 may use parallel streams of data for creating luggage manifests 1211... 121xfor a plurality of lodging entities local to a destination point (DP) 107, as shown and describe below in relation to FIG. IB, delivering them to or from a travel carrier such as a cruise ship, hotel, resort, a train carrier, a bus carrier or rental car company. In one or more embodiments, the luggage items may be delivered to another designated address such as a home address, office address or a designated address.

[0464] Each luggage item record file in a luggage manifest is an electronic luggage item brain (LIB) 2450 that is accessible by scanning an originating hardcopy bag tag, especially after leaving the airline or airport infrastructure or accessing the luggage item manifest using a computing device. The luggage manifest may be stored on server 148 or memory devices coupled to the server or a computing device. The luggage item manifest record in a luggage item manifest 1211... 12 lxmay include luggage item brain programming modules 2400 (FIG. 24), which when executed generates an electronic luggage item brain to identify locations the luggage item needs to be delivered to or cleared from without the need for its owner to be present. The LIB programming modules 2400 will be described in more detail in relation toFIG. 24. The LIB programming modules 2400 may be an example of making the paper IATA bag a smart bag tag. However, if the originating IATA bag tag is missing or damaged the LIB programming modules 2400 or LIB 2450 may make the bingo marker or other marker smart by linking the barcode or quick-response (QR) code to stored luggage item data. Still further, any marker generated or affixed to the luggage item with a unique identifier tied to the originating hardcopy bag tag may be made smart by linking the unique identifier to the stored luggage data, outside of the airport infrastructure.

[0465] In one or more embodiments, the 10-digit IATA license plate may become as a primary key or linking index key to determine routing data and delivery data for the luggage item without the need for the passenger to be present and checking in the luggage item for its return flight home or another leg of travel with the passenger. Each luggage item record may marry the travel itinerary of the passenger to the luggage item so that the luggage item may periodically travel seamlessly independently and parallel along a travel j oumey of its owner.

[0466] The server 148 may include programming modules 149. The one or more programming modules 149 may include software, hardware, firmware, or a combination of software, hardware, and firmware.

[0467] In one or more embodiments, the sen' er 148 may communicate with a mobile communication device(s) 15 of a passenger and travel information systems 108. The travel information system 108 will be described in more detail in relation to FIG. IB. In one or more embodiments, the server 148 may communicate with the mobile communication device(s) 15 to receive an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument having at least a portion of the information printed on the originating hardcopy bag tag, as will be described in more detail in relation to FIG. IB.

[0468] In one or more embodiments, an image may be taken of data printed on e-paper using e-ink displayed on display devices of RFID devices or RFID bag tags. The format of the layout of the bag tag or BSM data arranged on the RFID display may vary from one air carrier to another. In this arrangement, the image data may be converted to machine-encoded text.BSM GENERATION

[0469] The DCS may initiate the process to create the data used for the printing of the originating hardcopy bag tag at the time the passenger checks in for a flight. This may occur in a check-in window. In some instances, the check-in window' is 24 hours prior to the flight time. However, not all passengers check in early. Consequently, the arrival of the BSM at system 100 may vary.

[0470] For airlines travel carriers, the IATA bag tag includes a bag tag with a standardized sequence of numbers or barcode to both identify the luggage item and match the luggage item to a passenger. If a passenger does not board a flight, their luggage item although checked in may not be loaded on the aircraft. In some instances, the luggage item may be missing. In such an instance, the baggage handling system produces a corresponding B-Type message.

[0471] As should be understood, the BSM data may change as the results of ordinary operation of a travel carrier, changes by a passenger, and / or inclement weather, for example, after the BSM data is created. Thus, the original BSM created at the time of check-in may not be the same as the terminating BSM sent to the system 100. The BSM data changes as the luggage item moves through the airport infrastructure.AIRPORT TERMINATING B-TYPE MESSAGE DATA

[0472] A travel information system 108 may generate B-Type messages 152 when a luggage item (i.e., passenger luggage 138 FIG. IB) is checked in for a passenger. The travel information system 108 may include a flight manifest 151 stored in a database associated with a computer system of an airline carrier, for example. The flight manifest will be described in more detail in relation to FIG. 23. The passenger may have more than one luggage item to be checked in. The process is essentially duplicated for all luggage items being checked for the passenger. The data from the B-Type message from the airport may be continuously used outside of the airport infrastructure and to build a manifest for one or more of second modes of travel, security integration assistance and / or baggage handling and delivery. The continuous use may be in the form of a unified B-Type message format through universal B-Type messaging communicated using the Internet Protocols over the Internet or web-based networks.

[0473] By way of a non-limiting example, a B-Type message may be a Baggage Source Message (BSM) as will be described in more detail in relation to FIG. 14A. The originating hardcopy bag tag, for example, as printed includes various information contained in the BSM, as will be described in relation to FIG. 2A. A travel information system 108 or other computer system associated with an airline carrier may communicate a terminating BSM to or through a destination / terminating airport. The baggage handling systems may generate other B-Type messages according to standard operating procedures for airport handling of baggage. While the disclosure herein describes terminating BSMs, any other terminating B-Type message now or in the future with terminating codes, IATA license plate, passenger's name, and PNR number may be used.

[0474] The travel information system 108 may include a B-Type message communicator 153 configured to communicate the terminating BSM to server 148. In one or more embodiments, the B-Type message 152 and the B-Type message communicator 153 may be associated with a computer system or server system that is associated with an airline travel carrier. In one or more embodiments, the B-Type messages may include other B-Type messages including a BSM created for a luggage item checked-in for an imminent return flight. The B-Type messages may include other messages that indicate the status of a luggage item. The B-Type messages may be retrieved by server 148 by upload or download operations.

[0475] The server 148 may include programming instructions, which when executed cause the reception of the B-Type messages, such as terminating BSMs, by a terminating B-Type message receiver 158 of the programming modules 149. The terminating B-Type message receiver 158 may be a terminating BSM receiver. The terminating BSM may be for the air carrier and / or baggage handling system of an airport where the flight carry ing the checked-in luggage item terminates at a final airport destination, as an example. At the final airport destination, the luggage item will leave the airport infrastructure. The terminating airport coding in a terminating BSM is described in relation to FIG. 14A.PRINTED BSM IMAGE DATA

[0476] The programming modules 149 may include programming instructions, which when executed cause an image data receiver 402B, as described in more detail in relation to FIG. 4B, to receive image data. The image data is from the mobile communication device 15 of the passenger. In lieu of the mobile communication device, another computing device associated with the passenger may be used. For example, the passenger may email the image data to themselves. Log into a public computing device and send the image data to the server 148, for example.

[0477] Prior to traveling, the passenger may sign-up for a luggage handling service using a personal computing device or a mobile communication device 15. The system 100 may provide a registration graphical user interface to allow the passenger to register for the service. The registration may include providing biometric information to validate or verify the identity of the user / passenger. The biometric information may be used to unlock passenger identifiable information, such as driver’s license data and passport information, stored by system 100.

[0478] The receiver 402B may include a network interface and can extract passenger information so that the luggage item image can be correlated with the passenger record and / or luggage item record linked to the appropriate passenger.

[0479] The text on the originating hardcopy bag tag and / or printed instrument includes at least a portion of the BSM data. The passenger that has checked in and transferred custody to the airline or airport infrastructure may take an image of the printed BSM data and send the printed BSM data as evidence that the passenger and the luggage item are checked in and boarding the flight for the first leg or first mode of travel. In one or more embodiments, the passenger may print an originating hardcopy bag tag at a kiosk. The passenger may take an image of the printed originating bag tag from the kiosk and / or the marker or receipt included at the end of the originating hardcopy bag tag or included in the boarding pass jacket or folder. In one or more embodiments, the marker or receipt may be texted or emailed to the passenger. The passenger may provide such infonnation (i.e., text, email, or image data) to system 100 for capturing or recognizing the printed BSM data such as the IATA license plate number. As used herein, the terms “IATA license plate number” and “IATA license plate” may be used interchangeably.

[0480] In one or more embodiments, the image may initiate creation of a luggage manifest record in a luggage manifest for a particular passenger.

[0481] For example, the passenger may send a picture of the IATA bag tag that may include a 10-digit license plate, which is also in the BSM. This provides a link between the passenger and luggage item via the 10-digit license plate. The BSM also includes a PNR number which provides access to a passenger’s return flight information. The PNR number may be a Super PNR number and provide information regarding a lodging entity, rental car, and other travel infonnation.

[0482] The BSM may be used to obtain a PNR number. The PNR number may then be used to obtain and verify passenger itinerary' information for routing the luggage item to the correct lodging entity from a destination location. Moreover, the merged data from the passenger and the BSM from the airline travel carrier may be used to validate the luggage item and the delivery instructions without the presence of the passenger by using an electronic BSM and the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0483] As will be described in more detail in relation to FIGS. 2A and 3B-3C, the originating hardcopy bag tag may also include a PNR number and the passenger’s name. The printed text in the image may be converted to machine-encoded text that is searchable. The information in the image from the passenger and the information from the BSM, for example, may be correlated and validated and create a key fob from the originating hardcopy bag tag that may follow the luggage item around outside of the airport infrastructure until the luggage item ischecked in for a return flight. When the luggage item is checked in for the return flight, a new IATA license plate is assigned to the luggage item. The LIB 2450 is then updated to link the IATA license plate to the delivery locations and pickup location and / or government security locations to the new printed IATA license plate .

[0484] Each manifest MX may have some pre-populated information associated with a passenger (arriving client) expected to arrive on a particular day to continue a journey with a lodging entity. Each manifest MX may be associated with a particular lodging entity, resort, or vehicle of travel. The manifest MX may include entries of arriving clients for delivering luggage to home addresses or other designated addresses.SECURITY SCREENING ASSISTANT TRIGGER - NEXT VEHICLE OF TRAVEL

[0485] The terminating B-Type message with a passenger name match may be used to trigger a security screening integration assistant system 190 (FIG, 16) to expedite or bypass security screening for the next vehicle of travel.

[0486] The inventor has determined that the IATA license plate captured for use as a linking key to airline infonnation for a passenger’s return home and to build a luggage item manifest record may also be used to access security images and data previously captured by a security screening device used to clear a luggage item for boarding an air carrier.

[0487] After check-in and custody transfer, the luggage item, before being loaded into the cargo hold of an airplane, is sent through an automated conveyor system of a first security screening machine system (FSSMS) 40 of the baggage handling area. The initial screening process may be performed by large X-ray machines, as will be described in more detail in FIG. 1 . These machines are designed to detect a range of materials, including explosives and other contraband. Baggage is screened using dual-energy X-ray systems that allow security personnel to differentiate between organic and inorganic materials based on their atomic number. This helps in identifying potentially dangerous substances. If the X-ray scan shows something suspicious, the bag is diverted for further inspection. This usually involves a physical inspection by a trained security officer and may also involve the use of more advanced scanning technologies like CT (Computed Tomography) scanners (i.e., CT imaging machine 45, 50), which can provide a more detailed, 3D images of the bag's contents. In some cases, explosive trace detection (ETD) machines may also be used. These machines can detect traces of explosives on the outside of the bag or on the items inside the bag. In one or more embodiments, screening may swab the bag or item and then analyze the swab for any explosive residue.

[0488] The security images such as 3D images are stored in a non- transitory, tangible memory 113 for security screening images and data. The FSSMS 40 may be performed by or for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) or another approved contractor. However, the items allow for checked in luggage items may be different for luggage items brought onboard a cruise ship, allowed in a resort, or in some countries.

[0489] The government agency that governs security screening of airlines is the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). On the other hand, the screening process for cruise ships may be regulated by the Coast Guard or the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of DHS. DHS may allow a cruise ship company to have additional rules provided the company meets minimum governmental regulations. The TSA may also regulate the screening of baggage on trains of the railway systems and bus carriers.

[0490] By way of a non-limiting example, the security screening integration assistant (SSIA) system 190 is described in relation to FIG. 16 and may be used to assist in the bypass of the secunty screening performed independently by the cruise ship, train station, bus station, resort, or lodging entity, where the secure custody of a luggage item from a cargo hold of an air carrier may be transferred to a trusted custody handler to maintain security integrity of the luggage item for its next mode of travel. This may reduce the processing by the security screening lines at the cruise ship, train station, bus station, resort, or lodging entity7. More importantly, reducing the processing of previously screened luggage item that have remained in trusted custody can limit the need to alter the algorithms for security screening to speed up processing lines or reduce the effectiveness of the security screening because of long lines that cause passengers to miss their connective flight or other travel journey arrangements to get through Customs.

[0491] The security screening trigger generator 170 may identify those luggage items that need to go through security screening for the next vehicle of travel based on matches between a passenger in the manifest and a terminating BSM, for example. The security screening trigger generator 170 may generate a trigger to expedite the processing of image and data file from the FSSMS 40 of the originating air carrier, for example, before the luggage item is off-loaded from the air carrier cargo hold. This may save valuable machine resources by eliminating the need to unnecessarily reimage luggage items that have TSA quality images already with useful information for the next vehicle of travel.

[0492] The system 100 may be configured to build a luggage manifest 1211... 121xfor each lodging entity based on information from a passenger correlated with a received terminatingBSM associated with a travel information system 108. The luggage manifest 1211. .. 121xmay identify handling and delivery instructions for luggage items arriving at a travel carrier, such as an airline travel carrier, or destination point is to be picked up and delivered to a lodging entity 126 (FIG. IB), such as a cruise ship, hotel, or resort. The luggage manifest 1211... 121xmay identify handling and delivery7instructions for a round trip experience of a luggage item including any security clearance locations mandated by Government agencies (i.e., Customs and Border Protection or Coast Guard) or business entities. The luggage manifest record may indicate a baggage fee, or a baggage fee waiver associated with the air carrier for the designated return flight. The luggage item manifest may include the LIB 2450 of each luggage item for a particular vehicle of travel or a general manifest for home addresses or designated address deliveries.AIRPORT TERMINATING B-TYPE MESSAGE PROCESSING

[0493] The system 100 may include non-transitory, tangible memory device 162 for storing the received B-Type messages (i.e., terminating BSM). The programming modules 149 may include a B-Type message receiver 158 and a B-Type message processing module 160. Each received B-Type message may be processed by a B-Type message processing module 160. The B-Type message processing module 160 may include programming instructions, which when executed cause a B-Type message sorter 164 to sort the B-Type messages to isolate the terminating BSM. The sorting may include sorting by one or more of terminating location or airport location code, day, time of arrival, or travel carrier. This may set a resource schedule for handling the luggage volume so that the luggage item’s travel journey experience is on schedule and accurate according to the luggage item’s electronic brain.

[0494] The B-Type message processing module 160 may include one or more message sorters 164. The message sorter 164 may sort the B-Type message to find those B-Type messages with matching IATA license plates set to terminate a terminating airport, on any given day or hour, to build luggage manifests of luggage items of passenger’s terminating at the terminating airport and using the system 100 for luggage handling and delivery and / or security clearance handling.

[0495] In one or more embodiments, the luggage item that is terminating at an airport may be required to undergo a security screening such as for border control. In another example, the luggage item that is terminating at an airport may be required to undergo a security screening for one of a lodging entity or another vehicle of travel.

[0496] The processing of the terminating BSMs or B-Type messages is described in more detail in relation to FIG. 14A. B-Type messages, such as BSMs, may include a baggage source indicator that indicates a terminating BSM and non-terminating BSM. Non-terminating BSMs or B-Type messages may be one of local, transfer and remote, as described in relation to FIG. 14 A.

[0497] The system 100 may filter B-Type messages related to passengers expected to arrive on a particular day, for example. However, if a passenger made reservation changes to arrive earlier than originally intended, the image of the originating hardcopy bag tag may alert the system 100 of such a change when processing terminating B-Type messages by the B-Type message processing module 160. The manifest MX may not have been updated with the new arrival information in time for processing. The system 100 may be configured to generate luggage item manifest records and update manifests even with stale or incomplete information in manifests MX from a lodging entity, going home, or other vehicle of travel.

[0498] By way on a non-limiting example, system 100 may include the programming modules 149 that may include programming instructions, which when executed may be configured to receive B-Type messages from each airport and start the sorting and matching from the received B-Type messages according to the schedule of the airport and operating times.

[0499] The B-Type message processing module 160 may include programming instructions, which when executed cause a B-Type message matcher 166 to match the passenger’s name (PN) in a terminating BSM to the name of the arriving client in the manifest file. The passenger information in the B-Type message may be matched to pre-loaded information in a respective one manifest MX for a lodging entity, going home, or a vehicle of travel. For example, some luggage items may need to be delivered to a train station, bus station, or home.

[0500] The terminating BSM includes various travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of a checked-in luggage item on an air carrier. The manifest MX may have partial data. Therefore, in one or more embodiments, the matching by the B-Type message matcher 166 may include programming instructions, which when executed may cause matching a passenger’s name of the passenger in the received BSM with the passenger’s name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel. The second mode of travel may be local to the airport associated with the airport code. The manifest can be any manifest including a home delivery manifest, security manifest, a lodging entity manifest, or a different mode of transportation manifest.

[0501] In one or more embodiments, the matching by the B-Type message matcher 166 may include programming instructions, which when executed may cause matching, by the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger in the received BSM with the PNR number in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel. The second mode of travel may be local to the airport associated with the airport code.

[0502] In one or more embodiments, the matching by the B-Type message matcher 166 may include programming instructions, which when executed may cause matching, by the at least one processor, airline information and a flight number of the passenger in the received BSM with the airline information and the flight number in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel. The second mode of travel may be local to the airport associated with the airport code.

[0503] The system 100 may build a luggage manifest 121 N . 121xto handle the luggage item of the arriving client (i.e., passenger) so that the luggage item can travel independently and / or parallel with the passenger. The system may also build a master manifest, as will be described in relation to FIG. 6, for the passenger, so that they are made aware of when their accommodation is ready or a reservation change.

[0504] The data in the luggage manifest 121 h.. 121xmay be based on converted text from the text captured by the passenger on the originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument (i.e., marker or bingo marker) having at least a portion of the information on the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0505] The B-Type message processing module 160 may include programming instructions, which when executed cause a B-Type message data extractor 168 to extract luggage identifiable information (LII) from the B-Type message and merge the data into the luggage manifest 121 f .. 121x. By way of a non-limiting example, the manifest MX may indicate the next mode of travel or next vehicle of travel. For example, the manifest MX may be for ABC cruise lines. The extracted data may include any missing luggage item data required by the luggage manifest. For example, extracted information may include the IATA license plate number, the passenger’s name, the airline, the flight number, and / or a passenger name record number.

[0506] Therefore, once a match is detected, the IATA license plate and / or passenger’s name may be extracted from the terminating B-Type message. Furthermore, a trigger may be sent, using wired or wireless communication protocols, to a security screening integration assistant(SSIA) system 190 (FIG. 16) via a security screening trigger generator 170, if a match is found. The trigger generator 170 may include programming instructions which when executed sends the IATA license plate (IATA-LP) 171 associated with the luggage item to be screened and / or the passenger’s name (PN) 172 and / or PNR number 173, for example, to the SSIA system 190 (FIG. 16). This may be based on sorting of terminating B-Type messages.

[0507] In one or more embodiments, based on matching the passenger name or other travel data in the airline’s B-Type message with the passenger name in the flight manifest, triggers, within at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process. This process may be performed within system 100 or by a remote system 190. The SSIA process may include accessing and assembling security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen using the IATA license plate number and communicating the assembled security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station.

[0508] In one or more embodiments, based on matching travel data in the airline's B-Type message with available passenger information in the manifest MX of a second mode of travel, triggers, within at least one of the at least one processor, a security’ screening integration assistant (SSIA) process. This process may be performed within system 100 or by a remote system 190. The SSIA process may include accessing and assembling security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen using the IATA license plate number and communicating the assembled security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station.

[0509] The analysis by ISSS 2670 (FIG. 26A) may use shared image files and security data from memory’ 113 of the first security screening machine system (FSSMS) 40. However, the system 100 may use the data from terminating BSM that includes the IATA license plate . PNR number and / or a passenger’s name to access the security images and data files in memory 1 13, for example, without the need to access any additional PII. The system 100 may use the data in at least one image of the origination hardcopy bag tag or printed instrument having a portion of information from the BSM to acquire the PNR number and the passenger’s name and / or the IATA license plate to access the shared security image files without the need to access any additional PII.

[0510] The data for the marker may be updated with information associated with pass or fail indicators of the security screening analysis described in FIGS. 26A-26B. The marker may include the room number or cabin number, a floor or level number, etc., for delivery' of theluggage item inside of the lodging entity . The marker is described in relation to FIG. 15. The marker may be generated by marker generator 412 in FIGS. 4A. 4B, or 4C. As described herein, markers MK may be printed for luggage handling, sorting, and transport. For example, printing of a marker may be triggered based on a security' clearance status, reservation data updates, and more.

[0511] The programming modules 149 may include programming instructions, which when executed cause a PNR number matcher 176 to match a PNR number and PNR data validator 180 to validate the accessed PNR data. Based on the PNR number in the B-Type message and the PNR number in the image data, the PNR numbers may be matched by the PNR number matcher 176. Once there is a match, the PNR number may be added to a luggage item record. However, the PNR data may be needed to determine travel information for the next leg of travel for the luggage item. For example, the data in the PNR 112 (FIG. IB) may include data related to a lodging entity7, a car rental, air travel carrier, etc. In one or more embodiments, the programming modules may obtain the PNR data from PNR 112 (FIG. IB). The PNR data validator 180 may validate the PNR data from PNR 112 (FIG. IB) for the next leg of travel and creating the digital luggage item record for a luggage item manifest.

[0512] In general, airlines update the PNR 112 every time there is a change. Accordingly, the PNR data may update while the passenger is on a cruise or engaging in a travel experience. The passenger may obtain such a change (i.e., updates) in travel. However, the luggage manifest may need to periodically validate any stored PNR data for a luggage item record, so the luggage item arrives on time and to the location needed with little interaction from the luggage item’s owner. The term validate may include obtaining updates to the PNR data.

[0513] In one or more embodiments, the system 100 may include a manifest MX from a lodging entity with passenger information for an expected arrival of a passenger. In real time operation, because of the thousands of passengers traveling globally on any one day, itineraries change. As mentioned previously, the passenger knows where they are going but the luggage item does not. Changes or delays can cause misplaced, delayed arrival, or lost luggage items, which can diminish the overall experience of the travel experience of the luggage item. The travel experience of the luggage item can directly impact the travel experience of its owner.

[0514] The programming modules 149 may include programming instructions, which when executed cause a luggage item manifest record creator 185 to create a luggage item manifest record for entry in a corresponding luggage manifest 1211... 12 lx. The digital luggage item record and / or simulated B-Type message may be entered into the luggage item record andloaded in a luggage item manifest 121 h.. 121xfor a particular lodging entity or travel carrier for a next leg of travel. In one or more embodiments, the digital luggage item manifest record may be “PENDING” until the luggage item is offloaded from an airplane of an airline travel carrier and a barcode of the IATA bag tag on the originating hardcopy bag tag is scanned by an acquiring device of the system 100. This may register the arrival of the luggage item with system 100. The system 100 may be used outside of the airport computing infrastructure in one or more embodiments. In one or more embodiments, system 100 may overlap with the airport computing infrastructure but may expand access to of the luggage data to offsite computing systems for use by lodging entities and other modes of transportation using the IATA license plate numbers, for example.

[0515] In one or more embodiments, there may be a need to match passenger names from any number of manifests based on terminating B-Type message to build a luggage item manifest record, such as for home delivery, security screening, security screening with transfer mode of travel. A home delivery manifest may have a list of registered passengers that scheduled a delivery of their luggage item(s) to a home address or other designated address, for example.

[0516] FIG. ID illustrates a block diagram of the system 100 for creating at least one luggage manifest triggered by a non-terminating B-Type message in accordance with an embodiment. The non-terminating B-Type message is a B-Type message that includes an IATA license plate number, passenger’s name and / or passenger name record (PNR) number. The non-terminating B-type message may be sorted by a baggage source indicator, multiple baggage source indicators or all baggage source indicators. FIG. ID is similar to FIG. 1A, so only the differences will be described in detail.NON-TERMINATING B-TYPE MESSAGE PROCESSING

[0517] In FIG. ID, a non-terminating B-Type message receiver 158' is provided. By way of a non-limiting example, system 100 may include the programming modules 149 that may be configured to receive B-Type messages from an airport and start the sorting and matching from the non-terminating B-Type messages according to the schedule of the airport and operating times. As described in relation to FIGS. 26B, the first-mode travel carrier 104 may be an air travel carrier for a flight that originates in another country.

[0518] Although the description applies to “non-terminating B-Type messages” as it applies to an airline or airport infrastructure, in one or more embodiments, the non-tenninating message receiver 158' may be overridden or controlled to be an all B-Type message receiver. In thismanner, the B-Type message receiver 158' may receive all B-Type messages to sort all passengers against a flight manifest, for example, for security screening processing.

[0519] In one or more embodiments, there may be a need to match passenger names from any number of manifests based on any type of B-Type message to build a luggage item manifest record.

[0520] For those air carriers originating outside of a country, and landing at an airport, matched by an airport code, that is a first border crossing, for example, the system 100 may receive the entire flight manifest 1 1 and non-terminating B-Type messages. The terminating B-Type messages are received and processed in FIG. 1A. Those messages arriving at an airport that also require a Customs security clearance, for example, are matched by comparing the passenger’s names in the flight manifest and sorted B-Type messages. Therefore, once there is a match detected and the IATA license plate and the passenger’s name and / or PNR number are extracted from the non-terminating B-Type message, a trigger may be sent to a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) system 190 (FIG. 16) via a security screening trigger generator 170. The trigger generator 170 may include programming instructions, which when executed, send the IATA license plate associated with the luggage item to be screened and / or the passenger’s name and / or PNR number, for example, to the SSIA system 190.

[0521] The B-Type message processing module 160’ may include programming instructions, which when executed may cause a message sorter 164’ to sort for a non-terminating airport to build luggage manifests for luggage items that will be processed through Customs at the nonterminating airport. In one or more embodiments, the manifest may be a security assistant processing manifest. In other words, some of the luggage items are not handled by system 100 outside of the airport infrastructure.

[0522] In other embodiments, a passenger name matching in a manifest MX may be added to another manifest as well. For example, depending on the origination of the flight, a luggage item may need to be processed through a first security' station using a non-terminating B-Type message at a first airport location and then through a second security station using a terminating B-Type message at a second airport location.

[0523] The B-Type message processing module 160’ may include programming instructions, which when executed cause a B-Type message matcher 166’ to match the passenger’s name in a non-terminating B-Type to the name of the arriving client (i.e., registered passenger) in a general manifest file. The passenger information in the B-Type message may be matched to pre-loaded information in a respective one manifest MX for a lodging entity or a mode of travel.The non-terminating B-Type message, such as anon-terminating BSM, is described in relation to FIG. 14A.

[0524] The B-Type message processing module 160’ may include programming instructions, which when executed cause a B-Type message data extractor 168’ to extract information from the non-terminating B-Type message and merge the data into the luggage manifest 1211... 12 lxand / or the luggage item manifest record.

[0525] As will be described in relation to FIG. 26B, the non-terminating B-Type message may start the LIB item manifest record creator 185 before the terminating B-Type message. However, because of delays or changes that occur in the air travel industry', the LIB 2450 (FIG. 24) may be updated with new LIB data based on the information in the terminating B-Type message, such as a terminating BSM.

[0526] For example, each change may produce a new PNR number with new flight or travel information.

[0527] As described in FIG. IB, the first leg of travel may have been on an airplane. However, the luggage item may have been picked up by employees of system 100 or other baggage handlers from a train station, bus station, hotel, etc. before being scanned to register the luggage item as arrived at a lodging entity according to the luggage manifest. At the lodging entity, the luggage item begins its next leg of travel. It may be a cruise ship or a resort.RETURN LEG BAG TAG INFORMATION

[0528] In one or more embodiments, using the originating flight airline bag tag for check in, for a return leg of travel, allows for the ability to address the major flaws in the current remote check-in process. Focus on cruise line check-in has revolved around valet tags which allow the cruise line to check the passenger in for a flight retrieving the boarding pass and valet tags on the ship while at sea with all the work for the check in process running through overburdened staff on the ship under serious time constraints. The check in process is difficult and unreliable because you have to create hybrid airline check-in functions to allow this process to happen on the ship. Other issues include the airline check in window that was expanded to 48-hours to try to help the struggle on cruise ships to allow for more time to handle the work and other attempts to address the workload on the ship. This was addressed in the patent for a one-page document to allow for a faster process for the printing of documents for all passengers checking in from the ship and delivering valet tags and boarding documents to each room for each passenger using the service. All these obstacles limit the volume and the financial success of the product. The current systems and methods disclosed herein remove the work from the shipstaff and any delivery' of documents to the rooms for each passenger. Using the technology lite or B-Type message check in process with the originating bag tag (previously garbage) allows for a seamless check in process off the ship because the bag has already been marked with important retrievable data allowing the user to access the airline check-in process. This seamless baggage process will allow the already tagged bag to flow through the process with an identifier that allows for an information flow for airline check in. The original IATA bag tag scanning also allows for other remote operations at hotels, resorts etc. to have limited technology7, workstations printers and space, as well as allowing for a seamless and cost- effective system throughout the remote check in network and allowing for a financially sustainable process.ORIGINATING PATH TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

[0529] FIG. IB illustrates a block diagram of a system 100 for checking in a passenger for return legs of travel in accordance with an embodiment. In one or more embodiments, the system 100 may be used to check in the passenger for the return leg and or to activate a LIB 2450 of an arriving luggage item.

[0530] FIG. IB provides an example travel journey of a luggage item along multiple legs of travel to a lodging entity' or next mode of travel.

[0531] The system 100 is denoted between lines A-A and B-B. The system 100 may communicate with the travel information system 108 of a first-mode travel carrier 104, the travel information system 110 of an optional intermediate travel carrier 106 and / or the travel information system 128 of a lodging entity 126. In the embodiments described herein, the lodging entity' 126 is a cruise ship. The travel information systems 108, 110 and 128 may include web-based servers connected to the Internet, for example. One or more components of the system 100 are located local to a DP 107 where the destination point is also local to a lodging entity. In one or more embodiments, the lodging entity 126 may be a resort destination or hotel.

[0532] The first-mode travel carrier 104 may be one of an airline carrier, bus carrier, and a train carrier. However, for the purposes of discussion, the examples will be described in relation to the first-mode travel carrier being an airline carrier. The optional intermediate travel carrier 106 may be one of an airline carrier, bus carrier, and a train carrier.

[0533] The travel journey 140, represented as a dashed line, denotes a path of travel legs LI, L2, and L3 of the passenger and passenger luggage 138 from the point of origin (i.e., home 102) to the point of lodging with or embarkation at the lodging entity 126 via leg L4. Leg LIis a travel path journeyed from home 102 to a first-mode travel carrier 104. Leg L2 is a travel path journeyed using the first-mode travel earner 104 to the DP 107 or to optional leg L3 associated with an intermediate travel carrier 106. Optional leg L3 is a travel path journeyed using the intermediate travel carrier 106 to the DP 107. For example, a passenger may end its travel path at the end of leg L2 and board vehicle of a different travel carrier or flight to begin travel along leg L3 to the DP 107. Still further, it should be recognized that the travel path of leg L3 may include one or more intermediate travel carriers. In some instances, the passenger's journey may have zero (0) intermediate travel carriers, such as in the case of a direct flight or direct travel journey to the destination point DP along the path of the travel journey 140. RETURN PATH TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

[0534] FIG. 1C illustrates a block diagram of the system 100 for checking in baggage of a passenger for return legs of travel after disembarking from a lodging entity in accordance with an embodiment. The system of FIG. 1C is the same system 100 of FIG. IB. However, components of system 100 may be distributed at different off-airport locations for acquiring the OP-BTI.

[0535] According to one or more embodiments, the return path may include travel leg L2’ and LU, after leaving the lodging entity on L4’. The return path may include L3’, L2’ and LI ’, for example. In one or more embodiments, the passenger itinerary' may include temporary7lodging reservation after L2’ and before starting the journey LI ’. As can be seen, there are many possible modes of travel and lodging stays for a passenger travel experience.

[0536] For the return path, the originating printed bag tag 142’ may be used for at least one of tracking, locating and information gathering in other modes of travel prior to baggage checkin for a return flight. In one or more embodiments, the luggage item may be untethered from the passenger for some modes of travel. The passenger may travel bagless using other modes of travel, in some instances.

[0537] According to one or more embodiments, the system 100 may be integrated or connected to system 2700 (FIG. 27) and / or 3100 (FIG. 31) to untether a luggage item from the passenger for other modes of travel to be checked in for a return flight within the regulated check-in window, print a return flight bag tag for placement on the luggage item, and transfer the luggage item into the custody of the airline carrier. In one or more embodiments, the system 100 may be integrated or connected to system 2700 and / or 3100.

[0538] According to one or more embodiments, the system 100, 2700 and / or 3100 may cause a printer associated with the airline earner or a kiosk of the airline earner to print a return flightIATA compatible bag tag for the return flight with an airline travel carrier. In one or more embodiments, system 100. 2700 and / or 3100 may include a printing device to print an IATA bag tag for a return flight to replace the originating hardcopy bag tag with the return flight IATA bag tag.

[0539] In one or more embodiments, the printed IATA bag tag number on the return flight IATA bag tag may be recycled for use at off-airport locations and temporary lodging entities as a recycled unique identifier during those portions of the return path after the luggage items have been off-loaded from an airline carrier and picked up from the airline or airport infrastructure. The return flight IATA bag tag on the return path is a non-discarded machine- readable bag tag for any other modes of travel and lodging entities, including temporary lodging entities after the luggage has completed its return path on an airline travel carrier.

[0540] The destination point DP 107 is local to the port of embarkation of the lodging entity 126. The system 100 or one or more components of the system may be controlled and manned by a third-party service provider independent from any travel carriers. The system 100 may be controlled and manned by a travel carrier local to the destination point DP 107. The travel carrier local to the destination point DP 107 may be an airline carrier, a train carrier, a bus carrier, a cruise ship carrier, or combination thereof. The acquiring devices described herein may be distributed at off-airport locations to locate and track luggage items such as at alternate modes of travel.

[0541] In some instances, the traveled paths by the first-mode travel carrier and the travel path of the optional intermediate travel carrier 106 may be reversed, such that the travel path journeyed by the passenger on leg L2 may be by an intermediate travel carrier 106 and the travel path j oumeyed by the passenger on leg L3 to the DP 107 may be using the first-mode travel carrier.

[0542] A component of system 100 may include a scanner 116 for scanning a bag tag (BT) 142. An example BT 142 from an airline carrier will be described in more detail in relation to FIG. 2A. The BT 142 is an original paper bag tag (OP-BT) with an original bag tag identifier (O-BTI) 114, such as from a first-mode travel carrier 104 of a first leg of travel. The O-BTI 114 may be stored in a database by first-mode travel carrier 104.

[0543] In one or more embodiments, a passenger with a mobile communication device 15 may capture an image of the BT 142. According to one example, the BT 142 may have been printed by a kiosk at the airport and placed on the luggage item by the passenger.

[0544] In one or more embodiments, a passenger with a mobile communication device 15 may capture an image of a printed instrument having at least a portion of the passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag. By way of a non-limiting example, a printed instrument may be an at-home printed bag tag. In other examples, the printed instrument may be a conventional airline tag marker 212 as described in relation to FIG. 2B. By way of a nonlimiting example, a printed instrument may be other printed documents with passenger / airline information that can be used to extract a passenger name record (PNR) number directly from the instrument or access the PNR number from memory operably accessible by a computer system that is associated with the airline carrier, the airline carrier being the source of the printed text and layout of the originating hardcopy bag tag to be printed and / or the printed instrument having at least a portion of the printed text on the originating hardcopy bag tag.

[0545] In one or more embodiments, the components of the system 100 may also include a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader or a near field communication (NFC) identification reader, both of which are referenced to herein as an RFID-R 150, denoted in a dashed box to denote that it is optional. The RFID reader receives electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags. In some instances, the passenger luggage 138 may use an RFID tag or near field communication (NFC) compatible tags that produce a 10-digit license plate or equivalent identifier. However, currently most luggage still uses the printed or paper bag tag as the primary means of identifying a passenger's piece of luggage 138.

[0546] In one or more embodiments, the passenger luggage 138 may include a radio-frequency communication device such as a Global Positioning System (GPS) tracker, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) tracker, a GSM-5G tracker, a WIFI-enabled communication device, a BLUETOOTH Low Energy (BLE) device, a BLUETOOTH-enabled communication device, a short-range RF communication device and a long-range communication device using compatible wireless communication protocols.

[0547] The term passenger luggage 138 may include one or more luggage items. The one or more luggage items may include a first luggage item. In some instances, only the BT 142 of the first luggage item may need to be scanned to digitally recreate a passenger's bag number.

[0548] The stored digital O-BTI 1 14 may be converted to a format compatible with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) bag tags code and other standardized formatting of the carrier. For example, an airline bag tag may include an IATA code that includes a three-character alpha numerical geocode designating airports and metropolitan areas. The IATA code is also known as an IATA location identifier. The IATA also publishesindustry' standard rules for creation of bag tags for the airline industry. The printed BT 142 may include a 10-digit license plate and corresponding bar code shown in FIG. 2 A. The O-BTI 114 may include information to create the IATA geocode, the original airline flight information, the 10-digit license plate, and other BT information printed on a BT 142, as will be described in FIG. 2A. The BT 142 may use a license plate used for other travel carriers.

[0549] A component of the system 100 may include an imaging device 118 for capturing an image of the passenger luggage 138. The components of the system 100 may include an optional printing device 120 that is configured to print on a substrate a marker (MK) 136. An example MK 136 is described in relation to FIG. 15.

[0550] The components of the system 100 may include a computing device 122, as will be described in more detail in relation to FIG. 7. The computing device 122 may be in communication with the scanner 116, the imaging device 118, and the printing device 120 via wireless communication, denoted by reference numeral 130. In one or more embodiments, the computing device 122 may communicate with the scanner 116, the imaging device 118, and / or the printing device 120 using wired communication protocols. The printing device 120 may be a laser printer, inkjet printer, or other printer device.

[0551] It should be understood from this disclosure that the system herein accommodates for many possible outcomes that can be experienced by various passengers. The need for a MK 136 is because some baggage that arrives at a destination may not include the originally printed bag tag or the airline’s marker, both of which may include an IATA bar code. In such a situation, the system would need to prepare a marker to temporarily tag the baggage.

[0552] Additionally, the MK 136 may be used in one or more embodiments for those luggage items that are processed through an integrated security screening station, such as described in FIG. 26A.

[0553] In one or more embodiments, the luggage item may be provided a wireless tracking device 175. By way of a non-limiting example, the wireless tracking device 175 may be a tracking device that may include accelerometers (ACC), gyroscopes, Global Positioning System (GPS) and / or an Inertial Navigation Unit (INU) to determine its own location, such location may be sent in a computing device (i.e., server 148) of system 100. The wireless tracking device 175 may have a unique identifier such as a registered serial number, media access control (MAC) address, or another assigned unique identifier, which is stored in the LIB 2450. expanded B-Type message, another B-Type message, and / or a manifest for one of a lodging entity, a mode of transportation or other manifest. The wireless tracker device 175may also be programmed with a unique identifier of the passenger and / or the luggage item, such as a passenger’s name, a PNR number, a Super PNR number, IATA license plate number, portions of the data from a B-Type message or any combination thereof. In an embodiment, wireless tracker device 175 may be a temporary7or removable tracker.

[0554] The wireless tracking device 175 may be a an AIRTAG by APPLE Inc., a Global Positioning System (GPS) tracker, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) tracker, a GSM-5G tracker, a WIFI-enabled communication device, a BLUETOOTH Low Energy^ (BLE) device, a BLUETOOTH-enabled communication device, short-range RF communication device and a long-range communication device using compatible wireless communication protocols.

[0555] For short-range communication devices, such as without limitation, WIFI-enabled communication device, a BLUETOOTH Low Energy (BLE) device, and a BLUETOOTH- enabled communication device, the system 100 may include remote network devices 127 in lodging entity7126. In one or more embodiments, the remote network devices 127 may be those of the lodging entity 126 and used by system 100 to carry location data by the wireless tracking device 175. Alternately or in addition to, some of the remote network devices 127 may be owned by system 100 and others are owned by the lodging entity7126.

[0556] In one or more embodiments, the wireless tracking device 175 may be temporarily assigned to the luggage item. For example, the wireless tracking device 175 may be configured to communicate in a designated area D10 such as within a cruise ship and a nearby surrounding areas such as dockside. Once the luggage item is disembarking and checked in for the return flight, for example, or at some other time, the wireless tracking device 175 may be removed and re-assigned to another luggage item for the next cruise on the cruise ship.

[0557] For example, a cruise ship area (i.e.. designated area D10) may include the cruise ship and a diameter of 1 0 feet surrounding the cruise ship. The cruise ship area (i.e., designated area D10) may have receivers or network communication devices to receive signals from the wireless tracking device 175. The diameter may be 10-50 feet, 10-75 feet, or 10-100 feet. The diameter may be up to 200 feet, up to 300 feet, up to 500 feet or up to 1000 feet surrounding the cruise ship.

[0558] For long-range communication devices, such as without limitation, an AIRTAG by APPLE Inc., a Global Positioning System (GPS) tracker, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) tracker, and a GSM-5G tracker may communicate with cellular, satellite and GSM communications service providers. The location signals may be sent to theserver 148 or other designated computing device for access by and / or storage in the LIB 2450. In one or more embodiments, the long-range communication devices may be configured to communicate using short-range communication protocols, as well. In this case, the wireless tracking device 175 may communicate in the designated area DIO using short-range communication protocols using the remote network devices 127 or long-range communication protocols.

[0559] The wireless tracking device 175 may be used to track its location while traveling on any mode of travel or next mode of travel using long-range or short-range communications depending on the wireless tracking device 175 configuration.

[0560] The system may obtain lite passenger information by scanning a barcode or quickresponse (QR) code associated with a boarding pass of the original flight. In some instances, the passenger's ticket may include information associated with the 10-digit license plate which may be retrieved from the passenger and placed on the baggage without the need to print a MK 136. For example, the passenger may receive a marker with an adhesive backing from an airline attendant at the time of checking in their baggage at the airport.

[0561] This marker may include the 10-digit license plate or other information. This marker can be used to identify the baggage by the passenger in the event of lost baggage, for example.

[0562] The system may include creating, by a printing device in communication with the at least one processor, a MK 136 with a marker identifier linking the passenger manifest record to the first luggage item when the originating paper bag tag identifier (OP-BTI) associated with or on the printed bag tag of first luggage item is one of damaged or missing; and populating the passenger manifest record with the marker identifier. The marker identifier may be a barcode, readable by a barcode scanning device, where the marker identifier includes one of OP-BTI or a new passenger tracking identifier.

[0563] The computing device 122 may communicate with the scanner 116, imaging device 118 and / or printing device 120 using near-field communications (NFC) protocols such as without limitations, BLUETOOTH. The computing device 122 may communicate with the scanner 116, imaging device 118 and / or printing device 120 using wireless fidelity- (WI-FI) communications based on Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standards. The computing device 122 may communicate with the scanner 116, imaging device 118 and / or printing device 120 using ZIGBEE wireless technology' compatible with IEEE 802.15. for example. The computing device 122 may communicate with the scanner 116, imaging device 118 and / or printing device 120 using long range communication protocols.short range communications protocols, cellular radio frequency protocols or other mobile radio frequency protocols.

[0564] In other embodiments, the scanner 116 may be a software application stored on the computing device 122 and programmed to interact with a video device or camera device incorporated into, integrated into, or connected via a cable to the computing device 122. In one or more embodiments, the computing device 122, imaging device 118 and scanner 116 may be a single device, such as a smart phone, tablet or other handheld computing device that is videoenabled, herein after referred to as a "smart communication device." In one or more embodiments, the system 100 may include a local computing device or a server 148 to communicate with the smart communication device(s) and travel infonnation systems 108, 110 and / or 128. The local computing device (i. e. , server 148) communicates using wired or wireless communications with at least one smart communication device and / or to the travel information systems 108, 110 or 128.

[0565] The computing device 122 and / or server 148 may communicate with mobile communications device 15 or other wired or wireless communication devices.

[0566] In one or more embodiments, the computing device 122, imaging device 118, scanner 116 and RFID-R 150 may be a single device, such as a smart phone, tablet or other handheld computing device that is video-enabled, also herein after referred to as a "smart communication device."

[0567] The imaging device 118, scanner 116, and RFID-R 150 may be electronic devices (i.e., acquiring devices) that acquire the barcode or other information associated with the IATA license plate, such as the 10-digit license plate. As should be understood from this disclosure, while the IATA standards use a 10-digit license plate, other license plate formats may be used with more or less digits. For example, the 10-digit license plate may be acquired by optical character recognition, computer vision machine learning algorithm, or other artificial intelligence algorithm that can recognize alphanumeric characters and convert the recognized characters to machine-encoded text, for example.

[0568] The acquiring devices may provide expanded B-Type messages outside of the airport infrastructure to server 148 of system 100, for example. However, to the extent some acquiring devices overlap the airport infrastructure, those acquiring devices may provide expanded B- Type messages from inside of the airport infrastructure to server 148, for example. By way of a non-limiting example, an expanded baggage processed message (BPM) may be generated by the acquinng devices, where the BPM includes at least a recycled IATA license plate and thepassenger’ name. The expanded BPM may include a unique identifier of the acquiring device and location data. The expanded BPM may be sent to server 148 associated with system 100 so that the location data is updated in the LIB 2450 and / or expanded B-Type message described in relation to FIGS. 14C-14E. While the expanded BPM is described, other expanded B-Type messages may be generated by system 100 and sent to server 148, those messages may be generated after the luggage item arrives at the DP 107 and uses a recycled IATA license plate of the corresponding luggage item. For example, the expanded B-Type may be used to update the location data from an acquiring device in the LIB 2450 and / or to trigger a process described herein for delivery' and handling of the luggage item independently of the passenger. The expanded B-Type messages may use IATA compatible coding format structures, in one or more embodiments. Alternately the expanded B-Type messages may use a coding format structure that is different from the IATA coding format but conveys similar message constructs.

[0569] A component of the system 100 may include an optional luggage receiver 124 to transport received luggage, such as on a conveyor belt. While the passenger luggage 138 moves on the conveyor belt, at least one scanner 116 and at least one imaging device 118 may scan or image the information representative of the O-BTI 114. In one or more embodiments, the imaging device 118 may capture images of one or more passenger luggage 138. Additionally, the RFID-R 150 may also read an RFID tag or NFC tag placed on the luggage receiver 124. In one or more embodiments, the scanner 116 may scan a QR code-enabled bag tag. The RFID, NFC, and QR code-enabled bag tags may include certain personal information or PU. This personal information of the passenger and the information in the PNR 1 12 may be used to validate the personal information. The RFID tag or NFC tag should be compatible with IATA RP 1740c, for example. The PNR 112 represents a storage location where an airline carrier may store the PNR of their passengers. The PNR number 230 is also known as a PNR locator. The PNR data may be located using at least the PNR number 230. By way of a non-limiting example, the PNR data may be stored in a passenger sendee system (PSS) or an order management system (OMS). However, over time the location of the storage devices for the PNR data may change. Hence, the system may use and update PNR access instruction according to each airline carrier to determine how to navigate to the PNR 112. The communications exchange may include Internet Protocols (IP), Extended Markup Language (XML) standards and XML messaging.

[0570] In other embodiments, the luggage receiver 124 may include a designated pad or surface for the placement of a single passenger luggage 138 with a scanner, imaging device 1 18 and / orRFID-R 150 in proximity to the pad to scan the O-BTI 114 and / or capture images of a passenger luggage 138. The scanner 116 and imaging device 118 may be the same device but operated to look for and scan a barcode with the O-BTI 1 14 in one process and in a second optional process, find a portion or a side of the body of the passenger luggage 138 to capture identifying luggage features. In one or more embodiments, the scanned O-BTI data receiver 402A may be bypassed in the event a printed BT 142 is not readable. In this instance, a user may directly enter the 10-digit license plate 210 which is then entered into the license plate parser 404A to identify the travel carrier identification and the passenger's bag number. The scanner 116, imaging device 118 and RFID-R 150 may be integrated into the same device, where the RFID-R 150 w ill read the RFID tag or NFC tag if a printed bag tag is not present to develop personal information for a manifest.

[0571] In a process to capture identifying luggage features, such as using computer vision, a determination may be made that the passenger luggage 138 does not include an original paper bag tag. In this instance, received information from the RFID-R 150 may be used. In some instances, the passenger luggage 138 may have both an RFID tag or NFC tag and an original paper bag tag, as the original paper bag tag may include information associated with a travel carrier for a return leg local to home 102.

[0572] According to one or more embodiments, the computing device 122 and / or server 148 of the system 100 may generate a communication session with a travel information system 108 or 110 to access the PNR 112 based on the scanned BT 142 to obtain information representative of the original O-BTI 114 with an embedded code of a passenger's bag number, as will be described later.

[0573] According to one or more embodiments, the computing device 122 and / or server 148 of the system 100 may generate a communication session with a travel information system 108 or 1 10 to access the PNR 1 12 based on the image of the BT 142 to obtain passenger information that includes at least the PNR number captured from the BT 142, as will be described later.

[0574] The travel information system 108 or 110 may generate a communication with passenger file data 132 that includes the return leg information of the passenger while maintaining the PII in the PNR confidential. The received passenger file data 132 is assembled into a manifest file 134 or sent to the travel information system 128 where a manifest file 134 is created. In some instances, the server 148 may create a manifest file. One of the computing devices 122 and / or server 148 may communicate a manifest file to travel information system 128 of the lodging entity 126.

[0575] The computing device 122 and / or server 148 may merge all the passenger file data 132 into a single manifest file 134 of checked-in passenger baggage and / or passengers. The computing device 122 and / or server 148 will then communicate a manifest file 134 to a travel information system 128 for a lodging entity 126.

[0576] Departure Control System (DCS) may control the management of the check-in process for an airline travel carrier. The travel information system 108 or 110 may include a check-in indicator 144 that indicates that a passenger and / or their luggage item(s) is checked-in for travel within a particular window. In one or more embodiments, the travel carrier may include a check-in database 146 for those passengers and / or their luggage that have been checked in for travel.EXAMPLE 1

[0577] An example scenario will now be described in detail. A passenger ready for a travel journey begins at home 102 where the passenger luggage 138 originates, for example, and travels on leg LI of travel journey 140. The passenger luggage 138 may travel with the passenger or via a luggage transport service to a first- mode travel carrier 104, which begins leg L2 of travel. Assume the first-mode travel earner 104 is an airline. At the first-mode travel carrier 104, the passenger luggage 138 receives a BT 142, as shown in FIG. 2A. The BT 142 includes printed information representative of the O-BTI 114 compatible with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) bag tag format. A BT 142 may be printed on paper or paper composite at the airline counter via an airline agent, a luggage transport service or by the passenger at a kiosk. The BT 142 remains on the passenger luggage 138, as it travels on leg L3 of travel, if used, as described later. In one or more embodiments, once the BT 142 is printed a passenger may capture at least one image of the BT 142 and / or a printed instrument, as described later, and communicate the at least one image to the computing device 122 or server 148.

[0578] The passenger's travel journey will include a lodging entity 126. In this example, assume the lodging entity 126 is a cruise ship. In one or more embodiments, prior to the passenger embarking on a cruise (i.e.. lodging entity 126), the BT 142 with the O-BTI 114 is scanned by scanner 116 to digitize the printed representation of O-BTI 114 or imaged by an imaging device to digitize the passenger’s personal information printed on the BT 142. The passenger’s personal information may include their unique PNR number. The passenger’s personal information may include the passenger's name. The passenger’s personal informationmay include O-BTI 114 created by optical character recognition into a format that is machine- encoded text, for example.

[0579] In various scenarios, the passenger's travel journey may include leg L2 of travel and leg L3 of travel. For example, if there is only a first-mode travel carrier then leg L3 of travel is omitted. In this instance, the first-mode travel carrier may provide a direct flight to a ci ty or destination in proximity or local to the lodging entity 126. In other examples, a passenger's travel journey may include an intermediate travel earner 106 to provide for a leg L3 of travel. For example, a passenger's travel journey may include at least one connecting flight or leg of travel to a city7or destination in proximity7to the lodging entity7126. The connecting leg of travel may be denoted as leg L3 of travel, which begins at the end of leg L2 and ends at a DP 107.

[0580] FIG. 2A illustrates a partial view of a conventional airline IATA bag tag 200 (i.e., BT 142) of the prior art that is printed. The IATA bag tag 200 is half of a bag tag. The IATA bag tag 200 includes two sides, which may be mirror images of each other so that ends of the IATA bag tag 200 may be affixed together. In the example illustrated, the IATA bag tag 200 includes an origination airport flight identifier 202, represented as three digits and a destination airport flight identifier 204, represented as three digits. The IATA bag tag 200 includes at least one barcode flight identifier 206. In this illustration, the IATA bag tag 200 includes a first barcode flight identifier 206 having the bars of the barcode oriented in a first orientation and a second barcode flight identifier 208 having the bars of the barcode oriented in a second orientation, different from the first orientation. The format of the bag tag may have slight changes from country7to country and travel carrier to travel carrier.

[0581] In one or more embodiments, the passenger's name may be on IATA bag tag 200.

[0582] The IATA bag tag 200 includes a 10-digit license plate 210 that is compatible with the IATA rules. The 10-digit license plate number includes a first integer in the range of 0-9 followed by a three-digit airline code followed by six digits of the license plate number. The last six digits of the license plate number correspond to a passenger bag number. The font of the digits can be hard to capture. The 10-digit license plate 210 is adjacent to a first barcode flight identifier 206 and / or a second barcode flight identifier 208.

[0583] The human-readable license plate will have either a tw o- character or a three-digit IATA carrier code. For example, it may be either "AA509795" or "001509795." "AA" would be the two-character IATA code for American Airlines®, and "001" would be the three-digit IATA carrier code. Nevertheless, the barcode will always be the full ten digits.

[0584] The first barcode flight identifier 206 is a label that hides personal information and flight infonnation. For example, the first barcode flight identifier 206 is coded to include the passenger’s name and information about where the luggage should go (i.e., destination), and other information. The name of the airport of arrival, departure time, an IATA airport code of airport of arrival, airline code and flight number and the name of the passenger identified with the baggage (last name, first name). The first barcode flight identifier 206 is a modified version of the license plate 210.

[0585] The bag tag number includes a two-letter airline code and six digits. The six digits represent the passenger's bag number. By using the passenger's bag number, a PNR 112 may be found by accessing a B-Type message that includes a PNR number, as will be described in more detail below. In one or more embodiments, the passenger's bag number also hides personal information of passenger.

[0586] The airline carriers generate and store one or more B-Type messages 152. The B-Type messages 152 may include one or more of a baggage transfer message (BTM), baggage source message (BSM), baggage processed message (BPM), baggage unload message (BUM), baggage not seen message (BNS), baggage control message (BCM), baggage manifest message (BMM) and baggage request (BRQ). The bag tag number is part of the baggage messages. In one or more embodiments, the B-Type messages may include the passenger's name and PNR number. This allows other information to be accessed based on the bag tag number.

[0587] The license plate 210 embedded in either first barcode flight identifier 206 or second barcode flight identifier 208 is known as an index number (IN) linking to a Baggage Source Message (BSM), sent by a carrier's departure control system (DCS), to the airport's baggage handling system where each digit in the license plate 210 has a specific meaning. For example, the BSM contains flight details and passenger information from the second leg L2.

[0588] The inventor has determined that the index number (IN) embedded in the license plate 210, first barcode flight identifier 206 or second barcode flight identifier 208 may be used to access the PNR 112 of a passenger.

[0589] The example in FIG. 2A is a self-tag airline bag tag printed by a passenger via a kiosk at an airport. All bag tags of an airline will include at least one IATA license plate format. However, each airline may arrange passenger / airline information on the printed bag tag differently, as will be seen in FIG. 2D.

[0590] In FIG. 2A. at the top of the bag tag 200, there may be a passenger name record (PNR) number 230. The presentation of the PNR number 230 may vary from airline carrier to airlinecarrier. In this example, the PNR number 230 is preceded by a code term “PNR” 231, hereinafter referred to as "‘PNR indicator.” The PNR indicator is followed by a colon However, not all airlines use a PNR indicator that is as explicit as “PNR.” In such a case, the PNR number may need to be extracted based on expected information above, below and / or to the side of the PNR number for a particular airline carrier.

[0591] The bag tag 200 may also include the passenger’s name 235. However, each airline may place the PNR number 230 and passenger’s name 235 at different locations. Additionally, the PNR number 230 may be preceded by or succeeded by characters that may be alphabetical, numerical or an alphanumerical sequence. Therefore, in some instances, it may be difficult to locate the PNR number 230 unless the airline carrier is known to obtain a general layout template.

[0592] The passenger’s name 235 may appear, for example, at the bottom of the paper of the bag tag 200. However, in some instances, just before the end of the bag tag 200, at least one conventional airline tag marker 212 is printed and can be removed before or after the bag tag is attached to the luggage item. The conventional airline tag marker 212 may be given to the passenger, as a receipt with at least the IATA bag tag license plate and barcode located thereon.

[0593] The layout may place the passenger’s name 235 in proximity to the PNR number. The passenger’s name 235 may appear above or below the PNR number. The name may appear in a format that includes last name / first name, where the names include only alphabetical characters.

[0594] FIG. 2B illustrates a conventional airline tag marker 212. The airline tag marker 212 may include the passenger’s name 214, origination airport flight identifier 216, destination airport flight identifier 217, a 10-digit license plate 218 and adjacent barcode flight identifier 220.

[0595] In one or more embodiments, the airline bag tag marker 212 is affixed to an end of the conventional airline bag tag 200 and can be detached for the passenger to keep. The airline tag marker 212 is also printed on paper or a paper composite.

[0596] The MK 136 printed by printing device 120 may include personal information for the PNR 112 to populate the passenger's name. In some instances, MK 136 may include a temporary bag tag with an embedded code for the lodging entity 126 or for a return leg.

[0597] The layout of the airline tag marker 212 (i.e., a printed instrument) may vary slightly.

[0598] FIG. 2D illustrates a partial view of another conventional airline bag tag 200’of the prior art. As can be seen from the illustration, the layout of the originating hardcopy bag tag200’ of Southwest Airlines® is different from American Airlines®. FIGS. 2A and 2D are but two examples of many differing layouts. The IATA two-digit character code for Southwest Airlines® is “WN.” The IATA license plate number is ‘'0526371073.” The three-digit numerical IATA code for Southwest Airlines® is “526.” Of particular note, the airline name, Southwest Airlines®, appears along an edge of the bag tag 200’ in a vertical orientation.

[0599] The airline code “WN,” the passenger’s name, and the PNR number are set off in dashed boxes. The IATA license plate is also set off in dashed boxes, for illustrative purposes only. In this example, a PNR indicator is not provided before the PNR number “3UPQFT.” However, the PNR number is on a line with a characters that are represented in a date format such as without limitation. XX / XX / XXXX. Additionally, below the PNR number, the digits of IATA license plate. Therefore, the layout can be used to locate the digits of the PNR number in the absence of an explicit PNR indicator.

[0600] FIG. 3 A illustrates a scanner 116 in accordance with an embodiment. The scanner 116 includes a software application (i.e., scanner application 310) loaded on a computing device 302, such as computing device 122. The user of the scanner 116 will direct the camera lens 308, in the direction of the printed bag tag 200. The camera lens 308 is on a rear-side of the device that is opposite the side of the display screen 304. The processor of the computing device causes an image (input) representative of the printed bag tag 200 captured by camera lens 308 to be displayed on the display screen 304.

[0601] The scanner application 310 may provide a barcode window 306, denoted in dashed lines, to highlight and identify in the image the printed barcode or for directing the user in the direction of the barcode so that the barcode window' 306 is placed to capture all of the bars of the second barcode flight identifier 208, for example. The scanner application 310 may alternately, or in addition to. scan the first barcode flight identifier 206. The barcode window 306 may be automatically displayed with the initiation of the scanner application 310. The scanner application 310 may search for a linear or ID barcode, for example, to convert the barcode of the first barcode flight identifier 206 or the second barcode flight identifier 208 and produce a series of digits representative of the license plate 210. for example. A person can see the license plate 210. However, entering each digit can be time consuming and susceptible to human error.

[0602] The first barcode flight identifier 206 or the second barcode flight identifier 208 associated with the license plate 210 can be used as an index number (IN) linking to theBaggage Source Message (BSM), for example, with passenger information, to locate and access the PNR 112 for the passenger and their return flight infonnation.

[0603] In one or more embodiments, the scanner application may also be used to capture a QR code bag tag identifier on a QR code bag tag, affixed to the passenger luggage 138. This information may be used to validate the PNR 112 or to access personal infonnation.EXAMPLE 2

[0604] Another example scenario will be described in relation to FIG. 3B to acquire one or more of the PNR number, passenger’s name and / or IATA license plate using image data. This information may be used to start the process of building the LIB 2450, for example. This data can be used for a variety of tasks as described herein. Furthermore, as one leg of travel ends or one vehicle of travel ends, the LIB 2450 may be migrated to the next vehicle of travel leaving expired vehicle of travel data behind.

[0605] FIG. 3B illustrates an electronic acquiring device (i.e., imaging device 118) capturing an image 340 of the originating hardcopy bag tag 200 in accordance with an embodiment. The imaging device 118 may be integrated with a computing device (i.e., mobile communication device 15). The imaging device 118 may be part of system 100. The image 340, in this instance, has a grey background in the display screen 304. However, the background in the display screen 304 may include other items and colors therein as would occur when capturing an image in the ambient background. The imaging device 118 includes a software application (i.e., application 311) loaded on a computing device 302, such as computing device 122, or mobile communication devicel5. In one or more e...

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS;1. A method comprising: a) obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument having at least a portion of the printed passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof; b) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record; c) autonomously creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger manifest record based on the DPI data record and the passenger return flight information, wherein the passenger manifest record comprises data for check-in with a designated return travel carrier of a return leg of travel of the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof; and d) repeating a)-c) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity and autonomously forming a manifest file.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DPI data record comprises the PNR number.

3. The method of claim 2, w herein the DPI data record further comprises an airline code, an airline name, the name of the passenger, or any combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DPI data record further comprises passenger related information or airline related information included on the originating hardcopy bag tag that links to the passenger return flight information stored in memory systems of the computer system associated with the airline travel carrier.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining the image data comprises:capturing, by an imaging device, the at least one image of the originating hardcopy bag tag or the printed instrument; and communicating, by a communication device in electronic communication with the imaging device, the at least one image to a network interface coupled to at least one of the at least one processor.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and converting the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text sequences; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the searchable machine-encoded text sequences for the return leg of travel with the designated return travel carrier.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the performing image processing further comprises: optically recognizing text of the PNR number in the at least one image; forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the PNR number; optically recognizing text of the name of the passenger in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the name of the passenger.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the performing image processing further comprises: optically recognizing text of an airline code or an airline name in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the airline code or the airline name.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising: merging lodging entity data from the lodging entity with the manifest file; and forming a master manifest file with the manifest file and the lodging entity data, wherein the lodging entity data comprises a room number or cabin number of each passenger of the plurality of passengers.

10. The method of claim 9. further comprising checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item for a return flight with a return flight carrier.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein during the checking in, the luggage item is checked in; and wherein the method further comprises printing, by a panting device, a return leg travel IATA bag tag for the return flight for the luggage item.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising: electronically acquiring, by at least one electronic acquiring device, an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the airline travel carrier to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record, wherein the printing of the return leg travel IATA bag tag for the return flight is triggered by the acquiring of the OH-BTI or creation of the digital BTI data record.

13. A system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: a) obtain image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument having at least a portion of the printed passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof, b) access passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record, c) autonomously create a passenger manifest record from the DPI data record and the passenger return flight information, wherein the passenger manifest recordcomprises data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof with a designated return travel carrier, and d) repeat a)-c) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity and autonomously form a manifest file.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the DPI data record comprises the PNR number.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein DPI data record further comprises an airline code, an airline name, the name of the passenger, or any combination thereof.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the DPI data record further comprises passenger related information or airline related information included on the originating hardcopy bag tag that links to the passenger return flight infonnation stored in memory systems of the computer system associated with the airline travel carrier.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: perform image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and convert the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text sequences, and create the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the machine-encoded text sequences.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: optically recognize text of the PNR number in the at least one image, form a machine-encoded text sequence of the PNR number, optically recognize text of the name of the passenger in the at least one image, and form a machine-encoded text sequence of the name of the passenger.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: optically recognize text of an airline code or an airline name in the at least one image; and fonn a machine-encoded text sequence of the airline code or the airline name.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: merge lodging entity7data from the lodging entity7with the manifest file; and form a master manifest file based on the manifest file and the lodging entity data, wherein the lodging entity data comprises a room number or cabin number of each passenger of the plurality of passengers.

21. The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: check in the luggage item for a return flight with a return flight carrier, prior to printing a return leg travel IATA bag tag.

22. The system of claim 21 , further comprising a printing device, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: based on the luggage item being checked in, cause the printing device to print the return leg travel IATA bag tag for the return flight for the luggage item.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: electronically acquire, by at least one electronic acquiring device, an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the airline travel carrier to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record, wherein the printing of the return leg travel IATA bag tag for the return flight is triggered by acquiring the OH-BTI or creation of the digital BTI data record.

24. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising: a) obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument having at least a portion of the printed passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof; b) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record; c) autonomously creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger manifest record based on the DPI data record and the passenger return flight information, wherein the passenger manifest record comprises data for check-in with a designated return travel carrier of a return leg of travel of the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof ; and d) repeating a)-c) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a manifest file.

25. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 24, wherein the DPI data record comprises the PNR number.

26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, wherein the DPI data record further comprises an airline code, an airline name, the name of the passenger, or any combination thereof.

27. The non-transitoiy computer readable medium of claim 24, wherein the DPI data record further comprises passenger related information or airline related information included on the originating hardcopy bag tag that links to the passenger return flightinformation stored in memory systems of the computer system associated with the airline travel carrier.

28. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 24, wherein the obtaining the image data comprises: capturing, by an imaging device, the at least one image of the originating hardcopy bag tag or the printed instrument; and communicating, by a communication device in electronic communication with the imaging device, the at least one image to a network interface coupled to at least one of the at least one processor.

29. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 24, wherein the method further comprises: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and converting the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text sequences; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the DPI data record linked to the airline travel earner from the searchable machine-encoded text sequences for the return leg of travel with the designated return travel carrier.

30. The non-transitory' computer readable medium of claim 24, wherein the performing image processing further comprises: optically recognizing text of the PNR number in the at least one image; forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the PNR number; optically recognizing text of the name of the passenger in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the name of the passenger.

31. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 29, wherein the performing image processing further comprises: optically recognizing text of an airline code or an airline name in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the airline code or the airline name.

32. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 24, wherein the method further comprises: merging lodging entity data from the lodging entity with the manifest file; and fonning a master manifest file with the manifest file and the lodging entity data, wherein the lodging entity data comprises a room number or cabin number of each passenger of the plurality of passengers.

33. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 32, wherein the method further comprises: checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item for a return flight with a return flight carrier.

34. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 33, wherein during the checking in, the luggage item is checked in; and wherein the method further comprises printing, by a printing device, a return leg travel IATA bag tag for the return flight for the luggage item.

35. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 34, wherein the method further comprises: electronically acquiring, by at least one electronic acquiring device, an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the airline travel carrier to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record, wherein the printing of the return leg travel IATA bag tag for the return flight is triggered by the acquiring of the OH-BTI or the creation of the digital BTI data record.

36. A method comprising: a) obtaining, by at least of at least one processor, image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument comprising at least a portion of the passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a checked-in luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number.a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof; b) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record; and c) checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof for a return flight with a designated return airline travel carrier associated with the accessed passenger return flight information.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein the DPI data record comprises the PNR number.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein the DPI data record further comprises an airline code, an airline name, the name of the passenger, or any combination thereof.

39. The method of claim 36, wherein the DPI data record further comprises passenger related information or airline related information included on the originating hardcopy bag tag that links to the passenger return flight information stored in at least one memory of the computer system associated with the airline travel carrier.

40. The method of claim 36, wherein the obtaining the image data comprises: capturing, by an imaging device, the at least one image of the originating hardcopy bag tag or the printed instrument; and communicating, by a communication device in electronic communication with the imaging device, the at least one image to a network interface coupled to the at least one processor.

41. The method of claim 36, further comprising: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and converting the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text sequences; andcreating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the searchable machine-encoded text sequences of the optically recognized printed text of the printed passenger information for the return flight with the designated return airline travel carrier.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein the performing image processing further comprises: optically recognizing text of the PNR number in the at least one image; fomring a machine-encoded text sequence of the PNR number; optically recognizing text of the name of the passenger in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the name of the passenger.

43. The method of claim 41, wherein the performing image processing further comprises: optically recognizing text of the airline code or the airline name in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the airline code or the airline name.

44. The method of claim 36, further comprising, prior to step c): d) autonomously creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger manifest record based on the DPI data record and the accessed passenger return flight information, wherein the passenger manifest record comprises data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof with the designated return airline travel carrier; and e) repeating a)-b) and d) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a manifest file.

45. The method of claim 44, wherein during the checking in, the passenger is checked in; and wherein the method further comprises, during the checking in: obtaining boarding pass information for the return flight of the passenger; and communicating, by the at least one processor, the boarding pass information to an electronic communication device of the passenger.

46. The method of claim 44, further comprising: merging lodging entity data from the lodging entity with the manifest file; and forming a master manifest file with the manifest file and the lodging entity data, wherein the lodging entity data comprises a room number or cabin number of each passenger of the plurality of passengers.

47. The method of claim 36, wherein during the checking in, the luggage item is checked in, and wherein the method further comprises printing, by a printing device, a return leg travel IATA bag tag for the return flight for the checked in luggage item.

48. The method of claim 47, further comprising, after step b) and prior to step c): scanning a barcode of the IATA license plate number on the originating hardcopy bag tag; and accessing the passenger return flight information stored in one of a luggage manifest or a passenger manifest for use in step c).

49. A system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitorv. tangible memory7communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory7storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: a) obtain image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument comprising at least a portion of the passenger infomration on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag being issued for a checked-in luggage item of a passenger and the DPI data record comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof,b) access passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record, and c) check in the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof for a return flight with a designated return airline travel carrier associated with the accessed passenger return flight information.

50. The system of claim 49, wherein the DPI data record comprises the PNR number.

51. The system of claim 50. w herein the DPI data record further comprises an airline code, an airline name, and the name of the passenger, or any combination thereof.

52. The system of claim 49, wherein the DPI data record further comprises passenger related information or airline related information included on the originating hardcopy bag tag that links to the passenger return flight information stored in at least one memory of the computer system associated with the airline travel carrier.

53. The system of claim 49, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: obtain the image data by performing image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and convert the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text sequences, and create the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the machine-encoded text sequences.

54. The system of claim 53, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to perform image processing by: optically recognizing text of the PNR number in the at least one image, forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the PNR number, optically recognizing text of the name of the passenger in the at least one image, and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the name of the passenger.

55. The system of claim 53, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to perform image processing by: optically recognizing text of the airline code or the airline name in the at least one image, and fonning a machine-encoded text sequence of the airline code or the airline name.

56. The system of claim 49, wherein the wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to, prior to check in of the luggage item or the passenger: d) autonomously create a passenger manifest record based on the DPI data record and the accessed passenger return flight information, wherein the passenger manifest record comprises data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof with a designated return travel carrier, and e) repeat a)-b) and d) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a manifest file.

57. The system of claim 56, wherein during the check in, the passenger is checked in, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: check-in the passenger for the return flight with the designated return travel carrier, obtain boarding pass information for the return flight of the passenger, and communicate the boarding pass infomration to an electronic communication device of the passenger.

58. The system of claim 56, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: merge lodging entity data from the lodging entity with the manifest file, and form a master manifest file based on the manifest file and the lodging entity data, wherein the lodging entity data comprises a room number or cabin number of each passenger of the plurality of passengers.

59. The system of claim 49, further comprising a printing device, wherein during c) the check in, the luggage item is checked in, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: cause the printing device to print a return leg travel IATA bag tag for the return flight for the checked in luggage item.

60. The system of claim 49, the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to, prior to b) and before c): scan a barcode of the IATA license plate number on the originating hardcopy bag tag, wherein the printed instrument comprises at least a portion of the passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag, or a created marker with the IATA license plate number associated with the originating hardcopy bag tag, and access the passenger return flight information stored in one of a luggage manifest or a passenger manifest for use in c).

61. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising: a) obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument comprising at least a portion of the passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a checked-in luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, or a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof; b) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record; andc) checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof for a return flight with a designated return airline travel carrier associated with the accessed passenger return flight information.

62. The non-transitoiy computer readable medium of claim 61, wherein the DPI data record comprises the PNR number.

63. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 62, wherein the DPI data record further comprises an airline code, an airline name, and the name of the passenger.

64. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 61, wherein the DPI data record further comprises passenger related information or airline related information included on the originating hardcopy bag tag that links to the passenger return flight information stored in at least one memory of the computer system associated with the airline travel carrier.

65. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 61, wherein the obtaining the image data comprises: capturing, by an imaging device, the at least one image of the originating hardcopy bag tag or the printed instrument; and communicating, by a communication device in electronic communication with the imaging device, the at least one image to a network interface coupled to the at least one processor.

66. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 61 , wherein the method further comprises: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and converting the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text sequences; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the searchable machine-encoded text sequences for the return flight with the designated return airline travel carrier.

67. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 66, wherein the performing image processing further comprises: optically recognizing text of the PNR number in the at least one image; forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the PNR number; optically recognizing text of the name of the passenger in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the name of the passenger.

68. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 66, wherein the performing image processing further comprises: optically recognizing text of the airline code or the airline name in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the airline code or the airline name.

69. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 61 , wherein the method further comprises, prior to step c): d) autonomously creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger manifest record based on the DPI data record and the accessed passenger return flight information, wherein the passenger manifest record comprises data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof with the designated return airline travel carrier; and e) repeating a)-b) and d) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a manifest file.

70. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 69, wherein during the checking in, the passenger is checked in; and wherein the method further comprises, during the checking in: obtaining boarding pass information for the return flight of the passenger; and communicating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the boarding pass information to an electronic communication device of the passenger.

71. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 69, wherein the method further comprises:merging lodging entity data from the lodging entity with the manifest file; and forming a master manifest file with the manifest file and the lodging entity data, wherein the lodging entity data comprises a room number or cabin number of each passenger of the plurality of passengers.

72. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 61 , wherein during the checking in, the luggage item is checked in, and wherein the method further comprises printing, by a printing device, a return leg travel IATA bag tag for the return flight for the checked in luggage item.

73. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 72, wherein the method further comprises, after step b) and prior to step c): scanning a barcode of the IATA license plate number on the originating hardcopy bag tag, wherein the printed instrument comprises at least a portion of the passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag. or a created marker with the IATA license plate number associated with the originating hardcopy bag tag; and accessing the passenger return flight information stored in one of a luggage manifest or a passenger manifest for use in step c).

74. A method of facilitating check-in of a luggage item of a passenger, the method comprising: a) obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger infonnation associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument having at least a portion of the printed passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger infonnation (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for the luggage item of the passenger, and wherein the DPI data record comprises machine-encoded text of an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number; b) accessing a B-type message comprising a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger, by at least one of the at least one processor, using the machine-encoded text of the IATA license plate number from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier;c) retrieving check-in information of a return flight of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier, by at least one of the at least one processor, using PNR data associated with the PNR number; and d) checking in during a check-in window, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof, with the designated return travel carrier based on the retrieved check-in information for the return flight.

75. The method of claim 74, further comprising: parsing, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number to locate an airline code; and identifying, by at least one of the at least one processor, instructions for accessing the B-type message based on the airline code.

76. The method of claim 74, wherein the retrieved check-in infonnation comprises return leg flight times and the designated return travel carrier.

77. The method of claim 76, further comprising: obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor during the checking in, airline bag tag infonnation for the return flight for the luggage item; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return flight that is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for the checked in return luggage item of the passenger.

78. The method of claim 77, further comprising: during the checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, checking in the passenger for the return flight; obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, boarding pass infonnation for the return flight; and communicating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the boarding pass information to an electronic communication device of the passenger.

79. The method of claim 74, wherein the obtaining the image data comprises:performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and converting the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the searchable machine-encoded text for the return flight with the designated return travel carrier.

80. The method of claim 74, wherein the B-type message comprises a baggage source message.

81. A system for facilitating check-in of a luggage item of a passenger, the system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: a) cause at least one of the at least one processor to obtain image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument having at least a portion of the passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for the luggage item of the passenger, and wherein the DPI data record comprises machine-encoded text of an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, b) cause at least one of the at least one processor to access, using the machine- encoded text of the IATA license plate number from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, a B-type message comprising a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger, c) cause at least one of the at least one processor to retrieve, using PNR data associated with the PNR number, check-in infonnation of a return flight of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier, andd) cause at least one of the at least one processor to check-in, during a check-in window, a return luggage item, a passenger, or a combination thereof, with the designated return travel carrier based on the retrieved check-in information for the return flight.

82. The system of claim 81, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: cause at least one of the at least one processor to parse the IATA license plate number to locate an airline code, and cause at least one of the at least one processor to identify instructions for accessing the B-type message based on the airline code.

83. The system of claim 81, wherein the retrieved check-in information comprises return leg flight times and the designated return travel carrier.

84. The system of claim 83, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: cause at least one of the at least one processor to obtain, during the check in, airline bag tag information for the return flight for the luggage item, and cause a printer to print a new bag tag for the return flight that is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for the checked in return luggage item of the passenger.

85. The system of claim 84, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to. during the check-in: cause at least one of the at least one processor to check-in the passenger for the return flight, cause at least one of the at least one processor to obtain boarding pass information for the return flight, and cause at least one of the at least one processor to communicate the boarding pass information to an electronic communication device of the passenger.

86. The system of claim 81 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:cause at least one of the at least one processor to perform image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and convert the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text, and cause at least one of the at least one processor to create the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the searchable machine-encoded text for the return flight with the designated return travel carrier.

87. The system of claim 81, wherein the B-type message comprises a baggage source message.

88. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method of facilitating check-in of a luggage item of a passenger, the method comprising: a) obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument having at least a portion of the printed passenger infonnation on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for the luggage item of the passenger, and wherein the DPI data record comprises machine-encoded text of an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number; b) accessing a B-type message comprising a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger, by at least one of the at least one processor, using the machine-encoded text of the IATA license plate number from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier; c) retrieving check-in information of a return flight of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier, by at least one of the at least one processor, using PNR data associated with the PNR number; and d) checking in during a check-in window, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item, the passenger, or a combination thereof, with the designated return travel carrier based on the retrieved check-in information for the return flight.

89. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 88, wherein the method further comprises: parsing, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number to locate an airline code; and identifying, by at least one of the at least one processor, instructions for accessing the B-type message based on the airline code.

90. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 88, wherein the retrieved check-in information comprises return leg flight times and the designated return travel carrier.

91. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 90, wherein the method further comprises: obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor during the checking in, airline bag tag infonnation for the return flight for the luggage item; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return flight that is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for the checked in return luggage item of the passenger.

92. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 91, wherein the method further comprises: during the checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, checking in the passenger for the return flight; obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, boarding pass information for the return flight; and communicating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the boarding pass information to an electronic communication device of the passenger.

93. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 88, wherein the obtaining the image data comprises: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associatedwith the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and converting the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the searchable machine-encoded text for the return flight with the designated return travel carrier.

94. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 88, wherein the B-type message comprises a baggage source message.

95. A method comprising: a) obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument comprising at least a portion of the printed passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof; b) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record; and c) printing, by a printing device, a return leg travel IATA bag tag for a return flight associated with the passenger return flight infomiation.

96. The method of claim 95, wherein the DPI data record comprises the PNR number.

97. The method of claim 96, wherein the DPI data record further comprises an airline code, an airline name, the name of the passenger, or any combination thereof.

98. The method of claim 95. wherein the DPI data record further comprises passenger related or airline related information included on the originating hardcopy bag tagthat links to the passenger return flight infonnation stored in memory systems of the computer system associated with the airline travel earner.

99. The method of claim 95, wherein the obtaining the image data comprises: capturing, by an imaging device, the at least one image of the originating hardcopy bag tag or the printed instrument; and communicating, by a communication device in electronic communication with the imaging device, the at least one image to a network interface coupled to at least one of the at least one processor.

100. The method of claim 95, further comprising: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and converting the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text sequences; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the searchable machine-encoded text sequences for the return flight with a designated return travel carrier.

101. The method of claim 100. wherein the performing image processing further comprises: optically recognizing text of the PNR number in the at least one image; fonning a machine-encoded text sequence of the PNR number; optically recognizing text of the name of the passenger in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the name of the passenger.

102. The method of claim 100, wherein the performing image processing further comprises: optically recognizing text of an airline code or an airline name in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the airline code or the airline name.

103. The method of claim 95, wherein the accessing the passenger return flight information comprises accessing a B-type message using the IATA license plate number of the DPI data record, wherein the B-type message comprises the PNR number.

104. The method of claim 103, wherein the B-type message comprises a baggage source message.

105. The method of claim 95, further comprising checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item for the return flight with a return flight carrier, prior to printing the return leg travel IATA bag tag.

106. A system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory' communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: obtain image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument comprising at least a portion of the printed passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof, access passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record, and cause a printing device to print a return leg travel IATA bag tag for a return flight associated with the passenger return flight information.

107. The system of claim 106, wherein the DPI data record comprises the PNR number.

108. The system of claim 107, wherein DPI data record further comprises an airline code, an airline name, the name of the passenger, or any combination thereof.

109. The system of claim 106, wherein the DPI data record further comprises passenger related or airline related information included on the originating hardcopy bag tag that links to the passenger return flight infonnation stored in memory systems of the computer system associated with the airline travel earner.

110. The system of claim 106, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: perform image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and convert the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text sequences; and create the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the machine-encoded text sequences.

111. The system of claim 110, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: optically recognize text of the PNR number in the at least one image; forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the PNR number; optically recognize text of the name of the passenger in the at least one image; and form a machine-encoded text sequence of the name of the passenger.1 12. The system of claim 1 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: optically recognize text of an airline code or an airline name in the at least one image; and form a machine-encoded text sequence of the airline code or the airline name.

113. The system of claim 106, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:access the passenger return flight information by accessing a B-type message using the IATA license plate number of the DPI data record, wherein the B-type message comprises the PNR number.

114. The system of claim 113, wherein the B-type message comprises a baggage source message (BSM).

115. The system of claim 106, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: check in the luggage item for the return flight with a return flight carrier, prior to printing the return leg travel IATA bag tag.

116. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising: a) obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument comprising at least a portion of the printed passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof; b) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record; and c) printing, by a printing device, a return leg travel IATA bag tag for a return flight associated with the passenger return flight information.

117. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 116, wherein the DPI data record comprises the PNR number.

118. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 117, wherein the DPI data record further comprises an airline code, an airline name, the name of the passenger, or any combination thereof.

119. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 116, wherein the DPI data record further comprises passenger related or airline related information included on the originating hardcopy bag tag that links to the passenger return flight information stored in memory7systems of the computer system associated with the airline travel carrier.

120. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 116, wherein the obtaining the image data comprises: capturing, by an imaging device, the at least one image of the originating hardcopy bag tag or the printed instrument; and communicating, by a communication device in electronic communication with the imaging device, the at least one image to a network interface coupled to at least one of the at least one processor.

121. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 116, wherein the method further comprises: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, image processing on the at least one image to optically recognize printed text of the printed passenger information associated with the airline travel carrier on the originating hardcopy bag tag and converting the printed text to searchable machine-encoded text sequences; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the DPI data record linked to the airline travel carrier from the searchable machine-encoded text sequences for the return flight with a designated return travel carrier.

122. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 121, wherein the performing image processing further comprises: optically recognizing text of the PNR number in the at least one image; fonning a machine-encoded text sequence of the PNR number; optically recognizing text of the name of the passenger in the at least one image; and fonning a machine-encoded text sequence of the name of the passenger.

123. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 121, wherein the performing image processing further comprises: optically recognizing text of an airline code or an airline name in the at least one image; and forming a machine-encoded text sequence of the airline code or the airline name.

124. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 116, wherein the accessing the passenger return flight information comprises accessing a B-type message using the IATA license plate number of the DPI data record, wherein the B-type message comprises the PNR number.

125. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 124, wherein the B-type message comprises a baggage source message.

126. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 116, further comprising checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item for the return flight with a return flight carrier, pnor to printing the return leg travel IATA bag tag.

127. A method comprising: extracting, by at least one of at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from a baggage source message (BSM) associatedwith an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger via a first mode of travel; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item that generates an electronic luggage item brain to identify locations the luggage item needs to be delivered to, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by one or more devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with an originating hardcopy bag tag from an originating travel carrier.

128. The method of claim 127, wherein the BSM comprises a flight number and an airline, and wherein the method further comprises: sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator configured to indicate that the BSM is a terminating BSM or a transfer BSM; and matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, the flight number and the airline included in the BSM with a flight number and an airline included in a manifest for a second mode of travel.

129. The method of claim 128, wherein the second mode of travel is one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

130. The method of claim 127, further comprising: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate the electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text included on the originating hardcopy bag tag.

131. The method of claim 130, further comprising electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a manifest for a second mode of travel.

132. The method of claim 127, further comprising:extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number from the BSM, wherein creating the luggage item manifest record further comprises: adding, by at least one of the at least one processor, the PNR number to the luggage item manifest record.

133. The method of claim 132, further comprising: acquiring, by a device from among the one or more devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the originating travel carrier; extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record: accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a PNR from a computer system of the originating travel carrier, based on the PNR number; and autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier, wherein the method is repeated for each passenger of a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity, thereby autonomously forming a luggage manifest file comprising a conduit for check-in of a plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

134. The method of claim 133, wherein the acquiring, by the device from among the one or more devices, includes one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the originating travel carrier; scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the originating travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI, and wherein the method further comprises: updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the electronic luggage item brain with location data from the device from among the one or more devices.

135. The method of claim 133, further comprising: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel; obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

136. The method of claim 135, further comprising: replacing the originating hardcopy bag tag from the originating travel carrier with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel; and updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

137. A system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: extract an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger via a first mode of travel, and create a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item that generates an electronic luggage item brain to identify locations the luggage item needs to be delivered to, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by one or more devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with an originating hardcopy bag tag from a originating travel carrier.

138. The system of claim 137,wherein the BSM comprises a flight number and an airline, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator configured to indicate that the BSM is a terminating BSM or a transfer BSM, and match the flight number and the airline included in the BSM with a flight number and an airline included in a manifest for a second mode of travel.

139. The system of claim 138, wherein the second mode of travel is one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

140. The system of claim 137, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive a trigger to activate the electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text included on the originating hardcopy bag tag.

141. The system of claim 140, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: electronically link the electronic luggage item brain to a manifest for a second mode of travel.

142. The system of claim 137. wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: extract a passenger name record (PNR) number from the BSM, and create the luggage item manifest record by adding the PNR number to the luggage item manifest record.

143. The system of claim 142, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:acquire the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the originating travel carrier, extract the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record, access a PNR from a computer system of the originating travel carrier, based on the PNR number, and autonomously update the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier, and for each passenger of a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity, autonomously form a luggage manifest file comprising a conduit for check-in of a plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

144. The system of claim 143, further comprising a device from among one or more devices, wherein the device is one of: a barcode scanner, an imaging device, a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, or a near field communication (NFC) reader; and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: update the electronic luggage item brain with location data from the device from among the one or more devices.

145. The system of claim 143, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: perform a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel, obtain airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger, and cause a printer to print a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

146. The system of claim 145, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag from the originating travel carrier is replaced with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel.

147. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising: extracting, by at least one of at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger via a first mode of travel; and creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item that generates an electronic luggage item brain to identify locations the luggage item needs to be delivered to, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by one or more devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with an originating hardcopy bag tag from a originating travel carrier.

148. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 147, wherein the BSM comprises a flight number and an airline, and wherein the method further comprises: sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator configured to indicate that the BSM is a terminating BSM or a transfer BSM; and matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, the flight number and the airline included in the BSM with a flight number and an airline included in a manifest for a second mode of travel.

149. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 147, wherein the second mode of travel is one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

150. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 147, wherein the method further comprises: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate the electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text included on the originating hardcopy bag tag.

151. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 150, wherein the method further comprises electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a manifest for a second mode of travel.

152. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 147, wherein the method further comprises: extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number from the BSM, wherein creating the luggage item manifest record further comprises: adding, by at least one of the at least one processor, the PNR number to the luggage item manifest record.

153. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 152, wherein the method further comprises: acquiring, by a device from among the one or more devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the originating travel carrier; extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record: accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a PNR from a computer system of the originating travel carrier, based on the PNR number; and autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier, and wherein the method is repeated for each passenger of a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity, thereby autonomously forming a luggage manifest file comprising a conduit for check-in of a plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

154. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 153, wherein the acquiring, by the device from among the one or more devices, includes one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the originating travel earner;scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the originating travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI; and wherein the method further comprises: updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the electronic luggage item brain with location data from the device from among the one or more devices.

155. The non-transitory computer readable medium claim 153, wherein the method further comprises: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel; obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

156. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 155, wherein the method further comprises: replacing the originating hardcopy bag tag from the originating travel carrier with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel; and updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

157. A method comprising: a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM comprises an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel earner of the luggage item; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name of the passenger in the BSM with a passenger name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code;c) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

158. The method of claim 157, wherein the BSM is a terminating BSM, wherein the travel data comprises a flight number and an airline of the luggage item, and wherein the method further comprises: before b). sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM, and wherein b) further comprises matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, the flight number and the airline in the terminating BSM.

159. The method of claim 157, wherein the second mode of travel is one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

160. The method of claim 157, further comprising: after d), receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

161. The method of claim 160, further comprising electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated wi th the manifest for the second mode of travel.

162. The method of claim 157, further comprising: e) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number from the BSM, wherein d) further comprises: adding, by at least one of the at least one processor, the PNR number to the luggage item manifest record.

163. The method of claim 162, further comprising: f) acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; g) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; h) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number; i) autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and j) repeating a)-i) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file comprises a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

164. The method of claim 163. wherein the acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, includes one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier; scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI.

165. The method of claim 163, further comprising:performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

166. The method of claim 165, further comprising: replacing the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel; and updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

167. A system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: a) identify a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM comprises an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) match a passenger name of the passenger in the BSM with a passenger name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) extract an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) create a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devicesconfigured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

168. The system of claim 167, wherein the BSM is a tenninating BSM, wherein the travel data comprises a flight number and an airline of the luggage item, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: before b). sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM, and as part of b), match the flight number and the airline in the terminating BSM.

169. The system of claim 167, wherein the second mode of travel is one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

170. The system of claim 167, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: after d), receive a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

171. The system of claim 170, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: electronically link the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

172. The system of claim 167, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:e) extract a passenger name record (PNR) number from the BSM. and as part of d), add the PNR number to the luggage item manifest record.

173. The system of claim 172, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:1) receive from an electronic acquiring device, from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; g) extract the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; h) access a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number; i) autonomously update the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and j) repeat a)-i) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file comprises a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

174. The system of claim 172, further comprising an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, wherein the at least one electronic acquiring device is one of: a barcode scanner, an imaging device, a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, or a near field communication (NFC) reader.

175. The system of claim 173, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: perform a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtain airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and cause printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

176. The system of claim 175, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier is replaced with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel.

177. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising: a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM comprises an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name of the passenger in the BSM with a passenger name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

178. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 177, wherein the BSM is a terminating BSM; wherein the travel data comprises a flight number and an airline of the luggage item, and wherein the method further comprises: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM, and wherein b) further comprises matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a flight number and airline in the terminating BSM.

179. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 177, wherein the second mode of travel is one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

180. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 177, wherein the method further comprises: after d), receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

181. The non-transitory' computer readable medium of claim 180, wherein the method further comprises electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

182. The non-transitory' computer readable medium of claim 177, wherein the method further comprises: e) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number from the BSM, and wherein d) further comprises: adding, by at least one of the at least one processor, the PNR number to the luggage item manifest record.

183. The non -transitory computer readable medium of claim 182, wherein the method further comprises: f) acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; g) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; h) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number; i) autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; andj) repeating a)-i) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file comprises a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

184. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 183, wherein the electronic acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device, further comprises one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier; scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI.

185. The non-transitory computer readable medium claim 183. wherein the method further comprises: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

186. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 185, wherein the method further comprises: replacing the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel; and updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

187. A method comprising: a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM comprises an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger included in the BSM with a PNR number in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) based on a match being found in b), extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the IATA license plate number and the PNR number of the passenger, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

188. The method of claim 187, wherein the BSM is a terminating BSM, and wherein the method further comprises: before b). sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

189. The method of claim 187, wherein the second mode of travel comprises one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

190. The method of claim 187, further comprising: after d), receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA licenseplate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

191. The method of claim 190, further comprising electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

192. The method of claim 187, wherein the creating the luggage item manifest record further comprises incorporating the PNR number of the passenger into the luggage item manifest record.

193. The method of claim 192, further comprising: e) acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; f) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; g) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number of the passenger; h) autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and i) repeating a)-h) for a plurality’ of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file comprises a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

194. The method of claim 193, wherein the acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, includes one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier;scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI.

195. The method of claim 193, further comprising: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for a luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

196. The method of claim 195, further comprising: replacing the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel; and updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

197. A system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: a) identify a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM comprises an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) match a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger in the BSM with a PNR number in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code;c) based on a match being found in b), extract an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM for the luggage item; and d) create a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the IATA license plate number and the PNR number of the passenger, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetennined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH- BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

198. The system of claim 197. wherein the BSM is a terminating BSM; and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: before b), sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

199. The system of claim 197, wherein the second mode of travel comprises one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, and air carrier, or a lodging entity.

200. The system of claim 197, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: after d), receive a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

201. The system of claim 200, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: electronically link the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

202. The system of claim 197, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:include the PNR number from the BSM in the luggage item manifest record.

203. The system of claim 202, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: e) receive from an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; f) extract the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; g) access a PNR from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number included in the BSM; h) autonomously update the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and i) repeat a)-h) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity' to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file comprises a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

204. The system of claim 202, further comprising an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, wherein the at least one electronic acquiring device comprises one of: a barcode scanner, an imaging device, a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader or near field communication (NFC) reader.

205. The system of claim 203, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: perform a remote check-in process for a luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtain airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and cause printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

206. The system of claim 205.wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier is replaced with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel. wherein the new bag tag includes a new IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: update an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the new IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

207. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising: a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM comprises an airport code associated with an airport and s travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger included in the BSM with a PNR number in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, w herein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) based on a match being found in b), extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the IATA license plate number and the PNR number of the passenger, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

208. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 207, wherein the BSM is a tenninating BSM, and wherein the method further comprises:before b). sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

209. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 207, wherein the second mode of travel comprises one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

210. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 207, wherein the method further comprises: after d), receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

211. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 210, wherein the method further comprises electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

212. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 207, wherein the creating the luggage item manifest record further comprises incorporating the PNR number of the passenger into the luggage item manifest record.

213. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 212, wherein the method further comprises: e) acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; f) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; g) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number of the passenger;h) autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and i) repeating a)-h) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file comprises a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

214. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 213, wherein the acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, includes one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier; scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI.

215. The non-transitory computer readable medium claim 213. wherein the method further comprises: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for a luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

216. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 215, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier is replaced with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel, and the new bag tag includes a new IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel; and wherein the method further comprises:updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

217. A method comprising: a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM comprises an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline information and a flight number of the passenger included in the BSM with airline information and a flight number in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) based on a match being found in b), extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the IATA license plate number, wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH- BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

218. The method of claim 217, wherein the BSM is a terminating BSM, wherein the travel data comprises a passenger name, and wherein the method further comprises: before b). sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM, wherein c) further comprises extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the passenger name of the passenger from the BSM; and wherein d) further comprises: including the passenger name in the luggage item manifest record.

219. The method of claim 217, wherein the second mode of travel comprises one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

220. The method of claim 217, further comprising: after d), receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

221. The method of claim 220, further comprising electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

222. The method of claim 217, further comprising: e) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number from the BSM, wherein the creating the luggage item manifest record further comprises including the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

223. The method of claim 222, further comprising: f) acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; g) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; h) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number; i) autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; andj) repeating a)-i) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file comprises a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

224. The method of claim 223, wherein the acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, includes one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier; scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI.

225. The method of claim 223, further comprising: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for a luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

226. The method of claim 225, further comprising: replacing the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel; and updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

227. A system comprising: at least one processor; andat least one non-transitory. tangible memory' communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: a) identify a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM comprises an airport code associated with an airport infrastructure and travel data of a first mode of travel earner of the luggage item; b) match airline information and a flight number of the passenger in the BSM with airline information and a flight number in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) extract an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) create a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan outside of the airport infrastructure an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

228. The system of claim 227, wherein the BSM is a terminating BSM, wherein the travel data comprises a passenger name, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: before b), sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM, as part of c), extract the passenger name of the passenger from the BSM. and as part of d), include the passenger name in the luggage item manifest record.

229. The system of claim 227, wherein the second mode of travel comprises one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

230. The system of claim 227, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: after d), receive a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

231. The system of claim 230, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: electronically link the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

232. The system of claim 227, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: e) extract a passenger name record (PNR) number from the BSM, and as part of d), create the luggage item manifest record by including the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

233. The system of claim 232, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: f) receive, from an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag indicator (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; g) extract the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; h) access a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number; i) autonomously update the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and j) repeat a)-i) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file comprises a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

234. The system of claim 232, further comprising an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, wherein the at least one electronic acquiring device comprises one of: a barcode scanner, an imaging device, a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader or near field communication (NFC) reader.

235. The system of claim 233, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: perform a remote check-in process for a luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtain airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and cause printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

236. The system of claim 235, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier is replaced with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: update an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record with the new IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

237. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising: a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM comprises an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel earner of the luggage item; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline information and a flight number of the passenger included in the BSM with airline information and a flightnumber in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) based on a match being found in b), extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the IATA license plate number, wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH- BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

238. The non- transitory computer readable medium of claim 237, wherein the BSM is a terminating BSM, wherein the travel data comprises a passenger name, and wherein the method further comprises: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM, wherein c) further comprises extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the passenger name of the passenger from the BSM; and wherein d) further comprises: including the passenger name in the luggage item manifest record.

239. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 237, wherein the second mode of travel comprises one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

240. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 237, wherein the method further comprises: after d), receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA licenseplate barcode or a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

241. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 240, wherein the method further comprises electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

242. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 240, wherein the method further comprises: e) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number from the BSM, and wherein the creating the luggage item manifest record further comprises including the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

243. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 242, wherein the method further comprises: f) acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; g) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; h) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number; i) autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and j) repeating a)-i) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file comprises a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

244. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 243, wherein the acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, includes one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier; scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI.

245. The non-transitory computer readable medium claim 243. wherein the method further comprises: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for a luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

246. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 245, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier is replaced with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel, the new bag tag includes a new IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel; and wherein the method further comprises: updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

247. A method comprising: a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a terminating baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the terminating BSM comprises an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a firstmode of travel carrier of the luggage item, and wherein the travel data comprises at least one of flight information, airline information, a name of the passenger, a passenger name record (PNR) number, and an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, any of the travel data in the tenninating BSM with travel data in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) based on matching any of the travel data in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the terminating BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

248. The method of claim 247, wherein the travel data comprises the flight information and airline infonnation, wherein the flight information comprises a flight number and an airline, wherein the method further comprises: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM; wherein b) further comprises matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, the flight number and the airline in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, wherein c) further comprises, based on matching the flight number and the airline in the tenninating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the flight number and the airline from the terminating BSM, and wherein d) further comprises including the flight number and the airline in the luggage item manifest record.

249. The method of claim 247,wherein the travel data comprises the name of the passenger, wherein the method further comprises: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM, wherein c) further comprises, based on matching the name of the passenger in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the name of the passenger from the terminating BSM, and wherein d) further comprises including the name of the passenger in the luggage item manifest record.

250. The method of claim 247, wherein the travel data comprises the PNR number, wherein the method further comprises: before b). sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM, wherein c) further comprises, based on matching the PNR number in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the PNR number from the terminating BSM, and wherein d) further comprises including the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

251. The method of claim 247, wherein the second mode of travel is one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus. a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

252. The method of claim 247, further comprising: after d), receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

253. The method of claim 252, further comprising electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

254. The method of claim 247, wherein the travel data comprises the PNR number, wherein the method further comprises: e) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the (PNR) number from the terminating BSM, and wherein d) further comprises: including, by at least one of the at least one processor, the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

255. The method of claim 254, further comprising: f) acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; g) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; h) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number; i) autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and j) repeating a)-i) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file comprises a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

256. The method of claim 255, wherein the acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, includes one of: scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier;scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI.

257. The method of claim 255, further comprising: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

258. The method of claim 257, further comprising: replacing the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel; and updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

259. The method of claim 247, further comprising, prior to a): e) obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs associated with an arrival of luggage items; and f) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, the name of the passenger in the terminating BSM with a name in a flight manifest.

260. The method of claim 259, further comprising: based on matching the name of the passenger in the terminating BSM with the name in the flight manifest: triggering, by at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SS1A) process comprising assembling security screening image andrelated data related to the IATA license plate number captured during the first mode of travel security- screen; communicating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station, while preserving confidentiality of personal identifiable information of the passenger linked to the security screening image and related data; and receiving, by at least one processor of the at least one processor, a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station.

261. The method of claim 260, further comprising: causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening of at least one of the airport or the second mode of travel, wherein the marker comprises the results of the security analysis.

262. The method of claim 260, wherein the security screening images and related data comprise a three-dimensional dimensional representations of an object within the luggage item.

263. The method of claim 260, wherein the security screening images and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item including contents of the luggage item.

264. The method of claim 247, further comprising: based on matching any of the travel data in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for a second mode of travel: triggering, by at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising assembling security- screening image and related data related to the IATA license plate number captured during the first mode of travel security- screen, in response to the triggering; communicating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station while preserving confidentiality- of personal identifiable information of the passenger linked to the securityscreening image and related data; andreceiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station.

265. The method of claim 264, wherein the security analysis comprises screening associated with the second mode of travel for a possible prohibited object, wherein the possible prohibited object comprises one or more of weapons, bottles alcohol, irons, and electrical power strips.

266. The method of claim 264, wherein the security' screening images and related data comprises a three-dimensional dimensional representation of an object within the luggage item.

267. The method of claim 264, wherein the security' screening images and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item including contents of the luggage item.

268. A system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory' communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: identify a terminating baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the terminating BSM comprises an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item, and wherein the travel data comprises at least one of flight information, airline information, a name of the passenger, a passenger name record (PNR) number, and an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, match any of the travel data in the terminating BSM with travel data in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code, based on matching any of the travel data in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extract the IATA license plate number from the terminating BSM, andcreate a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

269. The system of claim 268, wherein the travel data comprises the flight information and airline information, wherein the flight information comprises a flight number and an airline, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM, match any of the travel data in the terminating BSM with travel data in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel by matching the flight number and the airline in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, based on matching the flight number and the airline in the tenninating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extract the flight number and the airline from the terminating BSM, and include the flight number and the airline in the luggage item manifest record.

270. The system of claim 268. wherein the travel data comprises the name of the passenger, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM, based on matching the name of the passenger in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extract the name of the passenger from the terminating BSM, and include the name of the passenger in the luggage item manifest record.

271. The system of claim 268. wherein the travel data comprises the PNR number, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM, based on matching the PNR number in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extract the PNR number from the terminating BSM, and include the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

272. The system of claim 268, wherein the second mode of travel is one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

273. The system of claim 268, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

274. The system of claim 273, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: electronically link the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

275. The system of claim 268. wherein the travel data comprises the PNR number, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: extract the (PNR) number from the terminating BSM, and include the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

276. The system of claim 275, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: acquire, via an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier. extract the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record, access a PNR from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number, autonomously update the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier, and for each passenger of a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity, autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file comprises a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

277. The system of claim 276, further comprising an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, wherein the at least one electronic acquiring device comprises one of: a barcode scanner, an imaging device, a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader or near field communication (NFC) reader.

278. The system of claim 276, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: perform a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel, obtain airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger, and cause a printer to print a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

279. The system of claim 278, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:update an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

280. The system of claim 268, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: obtain a plurality of BSMs associated with an arrival of luggage items, and match the name of the passenger in the terminating BSM with a name in a flight manifest.

281. The system of claim 280, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: based on matching the name of the passenger in the terminating BSM with the name in the flight manifest: trigger a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising assembling security screening image and related data related to the IATA license plate number captured during the first mode of travel security screen, communicate the security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station, while preserving confidentiality of personal identifiable information of the passenger linked to the security screening image and related data, and receive a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station.

282. The system of claim 281, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: causing a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening of at least one of the airport or the second mode of travel, wherein the marker comprises the results of the security analysis.

283. The system of claim 281 , wherein the security screening images and related data comprise a three-dimensional dimensional representations of an object within the luggage item.

284. The system of claim 281 , wherein the security screening images and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item including contents of the luggage item.

285. The system of claim 268, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: based on matching any of the travel data in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for a second mode of travel: trigger a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising assembling security screening image and related data related to the IATA license plate number captured during the first mode of travel security screen; communicate the security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station while preserving confidentiality' of personal identifiable information of the passenger linked to the security screening image and related data; and receive a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station.

286. The system of claim 285, wherein the security’ analysis comprises screening associated with the second mode of travel for a possible prohibited object, wherein the possible prohibited object comprises one or more of weapons, bottles alcohol, irons, and electrical power strips.

287. The system of claim 285, wherein the security screening images and related data comprises a three-dimensional dimensional representation of an object within the luggage item.

288. The system of claim 285, wherein the security screening images and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item including contents of the luggage item.

289. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising: a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a terminating baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the terminating BSM comprises an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a firstmode of travel carrier of the luggage item, and wherein the travel data comprises at least one of flight information, airline information, a name of the passenger, a passenger name record (PNR) number, and an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, any of the travel data in the tenninating BSM with travel data in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) based on matching any of the travel data in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the terminating BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the IATA license plate number, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

290. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 289, wherein the travel data comprises the flight information and airline infonnation, wherein the flight information comprises a flight number and an airline, wherein the method further comprises: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM; wherein b) further comprises matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, the flight number and the airline in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, wherein c) further comprises, based on matching the flight number and the airline in the tenninating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the flight number and the airline from the terminating BSM, and wherein d) further comprises including the flight number and the airline in the luggage item manifest record.

291. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 289,wherein the travel data comprises the name of the passenger, wherein the method further comprises: before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM, wherein c) further comprises, based on matching the name of the passenger in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the name of the passenger from the terminating BSM, and wherein d) further comprises including the name of the passenger in the luggage item manifest record.

292. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 289, wherein the travel data comprises the PNR number, wherein the method further comprises: before b). sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM, wherein c) further comprises, based on matching the PNR number in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for the second mode of travel, extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the PNR number from the terminating BSM, and wherein d) further comprises including the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

293. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 289, wherein the second mode of travel is one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

294. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 289, wherein the method further comprises: after d), receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

295. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 289, wherein the method further comprises electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

296. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 289, wherein the travel data comprises the PNR number, wherein the method further comprises: e) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the (PNR) number from the terminating BSM, and wherein d) further comprises: including, by at least one of the at least one processor, the PNR number in the luggage item manifest record.

297. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 296, wherein the method further comprises: f) acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier; g) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record; h) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) from a computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number; i) autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and j) repeating a)-i) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity' to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file comprises a conduit for check-in of the plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

298. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 297, wherein the acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device from among the predetermined electronic acquiring devices, includes one of:scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier; scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI.

299. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 297, wherein the method further comprises: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for the luggage item for the return leg of travel; during the remote check-in process, obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

300. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 299, wherein the method further comprises: replacing the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel; and updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggage item brain of the luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

301. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 289, wherein the method further comprises, prior to a): e) obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of BSMs associated with an arrival of luggage items; and f) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, the name of the passenger in the terminating BSM with a name in a flight manifest.

302. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 301, wherein the method further comprises: based on matching the name of the passenger in the terminating BSM with the name in the flight manifest: triggering, by at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising assembling security screening image and related data related to the IATA license plate number captured during the first mode of travel security screen; communicating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the security7screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station, while preserving confidentiality of personal identifiable information of the passenger linked to the security screening image and related data; and receiving, by at least one processor of the at least one processor, a response of a security analysis from the integrated security7screening station.

303. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 302, wherein the method further comprises: causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening of at least one of the airport or the second mode of travel, wherein the marker comprises the results of the security analysis.

304. The non-transitory7computer readable medium of claim 302, wherein the security7screening images and related data comprise a three-dimensional dimensional representations of an object within the luggage item.

305. The non-transitory7computer readable medium of claim 302, wherein the security7screening images and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item including contents of the luggage item.

306. The non-transitory7computer readable medium of claim 289, wherein the method further comprises: based on matching any of the travel data in the terminating BSM with the travel data in the manifest for a second mode of travel:triggering, by at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising assembling security screening image and related data related to the IATA license plate number captured during the first mode of travel security screen, in response to the triggering; communicating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station while preserving confidentiality of personal identifiable information of the passenger linked to the security screening image and related data; and receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a response of a security' analysis from the integrated security screening station.

307. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 306, wherein the security analysis comprises screening associated with the second mode of travel for a possible prohibited object, wherein the possible prohibited object comprises one or more of weapons, bottles alcohol, irons, and electrical power strips.

308. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 306, wherein the security' screening images and related data comprises a three-dimensional dimensional representation of an object within the luggage item.

309. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 302, wherein the security' screening images and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item including contents of the luggage item.

310. A method comprising: obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, the BSM comprising travel data of a first mode of travel of the luggage item on an air carrier; matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name of the passenger in the BSM with a passenger name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel; extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM;based on an identification of the second mode of travel and matching the passenger name in the BSM with the passenger name in the manifest for the second mode of travel, triggering, by at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising accessing and assembling security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen using the IATA license plate number and communicating the assembled security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station; receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a response of a security analysis from the integrated security' screening station for transfer of the luggage item to the second mode of travel: and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening for the second mode of travel, wherein the marker comprises the results of the security analysis.

311. The method of claim 310, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises three-dimensional dimensional representations of objects within the luggage item.

312. The method of claim 310, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

313. The method of claim 310, wherein the BSM is a terminating BSM; and wherein the method further comprises: sorting a plurality’ of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

314. The method of claim 310, further comprising: prior to printing the marker, accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system of the second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information, wherein the marker further comprises the updated reservation information.

315. The method of claim 310, wherein the second mode of travel comprises one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

316. The method of claim 310, further comprising: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, information representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag comprising an IATA license plate barcode or printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag; and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a display of a scanning device to display a response representative of the result of the security analysis, in response to the received information.

317. A system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: obtain a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, the BSM comprising travel data of a first mode of travel of the luggage item on an air carrier; match a passenger name of the passenger in the BSM with a passenger name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel; extract an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; based on an identification of the second mode of travel and matching the passenger name in the BSM with the passenger name in the manifest for the second mode of travel, trigger a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising accessing and assembling security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen using the IATA license plate number and communicate the assembled security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station; receive a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station for transfer of the luggage item to the second mode of travel; and cause a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening for the second mode of travel, wherein the marker comprises the results of the security analysis.

318. The system of claim 317, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises three-dimensional dimensional representations of objects within the luggage item.

319. The system of claim 317, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

320. The system of claim 317, wherein the BSM is a terminating BSM, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

321. The system of claim 317, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: prior to printing the marker, access a reservation system of the second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information, wherein the marker further comprises the updated reservation information.

322. The system of claim 317, wherein the second mode of travel comprises one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

323. The system of claim 317, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive information representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag comprising an IATA license plate barcode or printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag; and cause a display of a scanning device to display a response representative of the result of the security analysis, in response to the received information.

324. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising:obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, the BSM comprising travel data of a first mode of travel of the luggage item on an air carrier; matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name of the passenger in the BSM with a passenger name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel; extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; based on an identification of the second mode of travel and matching the passenger name in the BSM with the passenger name in the manifest for the second mode of travel, triggering, within at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising accessing and assembling security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security' screen using the IATA license plate number and communicating the assembled security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station; receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station for transfer of the luggage item to the second mode of travel; and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening for the second mode of travel, wherein the marker comprises the results of the security analysis.

325. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 324, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises three-dimensional dimensional representations of objects within the luggage item.

326. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 324, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

327. The non-transitory' computer readable medium of claim 324, wherein the BSM is a tenninating BSM; and wherein the method further comprises:sorting a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

328. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 324, wherein the method further comprises: prior to printing the marker, accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system of the second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information, wherein the marker further comprises the updated reservation information.

329. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 324, wherein the second mode of travel comprises one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity’.

330. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 324, wherein the method further comprises: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, information representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag comprising an IATA license plate barcode or printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag; and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a display of a scanning device to display a response representative of the result of the security analysis, in response to the received information.

331. A method comprising: obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, the BSM comprising travel data of a first mode of travel of the luggage item on an air carrier; matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name of the passenger in the received BSM with a passenger name in a flight manifest; extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; based on matching the passenger name in the BSM with the passenger name in the flight manifest, triggering, within at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising accessing and assembling security screeningimage and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen using the IATA license plate number and communicating the assembled security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station; receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station; and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening, wherein the marker comprises the results of the security analysis.

332. The method of claim 331, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises three-dimensional dimensional representations of objects within the luggage item.

333. The method of claim 331, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

334. The method of claim 331, wherein the BSM is a non-terminating BSM; and wherein the method further comprises: sorting a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a non-terminating BSM.

335. The method of claim 331, further comprising: prior to printing the marker, accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system of a second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information. wherein the marker further comprises the updated reservation information.

336. The method of claim 331, wherein the integrated security screening station is associated with Customs and Border Protection, Coast Guard, or border security screening check point in an airport of a country.

337. The method of claim 331, further comprising:receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, information representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag comprising an IATA license plate barcode or printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag; and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a display screen of a scanning device to display a response representative of the result of the security analysis, in response to the received information.

338. A system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non- transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: obtain a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, the BSM comprising travel data of a first mode of travel of the luggage item on an air carrier; match a passenger name of the passenger in the BSM with a passenger name in a flight manifest; extract an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; based on matching the passenger name in the BSM with the passenger name in the flight manifest, trigger a security' screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising access and assembly of security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen using the IATA license plate number and communicate the assembled security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station; receive a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station; and cause a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening, wherein the marker comprises the results of the security’ analysis.

339. The system of claim 338, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises three-dimensional dimensional representations of objects within the luggage item.

340. The system of claim 338, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

341. The system of claim 338, wherein the BSM is a terminating BSM; and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a non-terminating BSM.

342. The system of claim 338, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: prior to printing the marker, access a reservation system of a second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information, wherein the marker further comprises the updated reservation information.

343. The system of claim 338, wherein the integrated security screening station is associated with Customs and Border Protection, Coast Guard, or border security' screening check point in an airport of a country.

344. The system of claim 338, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive information representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag comprising an IATA license plate barcode or printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag; and cause a display screen of a scanning device to display a response representative of the result of the security analysis, in response to the received information.

345. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which yvhen executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising:obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, the BSM comprising travel data of a first mode of travel of the luggage item on an air carrier; matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name of the passenger in the received BSM with a passenger name in a flight manifest; extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; based on matching the passenger name in the BSM with the passenger name in the flight manifest, triggering, within at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising accessing and assembling security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen using the IATA license plate number and communicating the assembled security screening image and related data to an integrated security' screening station; receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a response of a security' analysis from the integrated security screening station; and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security' screening, wherein the marker comprises the results of the security' analysis.

346. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 345, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises three-dimensional dimensional representations of objects within the luggage item.

347. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 345, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

348. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 345, wherein the BSM is a non-terminating BSM; and wherein the method further comprises: sorting a plurality' of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a non-tenninating BSM.

349. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 345, wherein the method further comprises: prior to printing the marker, accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system of a second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information, wherein the marker further comprises the updated reserv ation information.

350. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 345, wherein the integrated security screening station is associated with Customs and Border Protection, Coast Guard, or border security screening check point in an airport of a country'.

351. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 345, wherein the method further comprises: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, information representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag comprising an IATA license plate barcode or printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag; and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a display screen of a scanning device to display a response representative of the result of the security analysis, in response to the received information.

352. A method comprising: matching, by at least one of at least one processor, a passenger name of a passenger in a baggage source message (BSM) with a passenger name in a manifest, wherein the BSM comprises travel data of a first mode of travel of a luggage item of the passenger on an air carrier; extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM for the luggage item; accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen of the luggage item using the IATA license plate number; displaying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display device to analyze the screening image and related data; and obtaining via a scanning device, by at least one of the at least one processor, a mark representative of the analysis result in response to scanning an IATA license plate barcodeaffixed to the luggage item, wherein the analysis result is representative of one of: a security compliance of the luggage item to cross a border or to transfer to a second mode of travel, and a non-security compliance of the luggage item.

353. The method of claim 352, further comprising: receiving, via the GUI, by at least one of the at least one processor, a country of origin; receiving, via the GUI, by at least one of the at least one processor, a selection of a type of the second mode of travel; loading training images of objects; performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, object detection based on the training images of objects; identifying, by at least one of the at least one processor, whether an object detected within the luggage item is one of a plurality of possible prohibited objects based on regulations or rules associated with the second mode of travel; and based on identifying the object one of the plurality of possible prohibited objects, displaying, on a display, an indication of the identification of the object.

354. The method of claim 353, wherein the plurality of possible prohibited objects comprises weapons, bottles alcohol, irons, and electrical power strips.

355. The method of claim 352, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises a three-dimensional dimensional representation of an object within the luggage item.

356. The method of claim 352, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

357. The method of claim 352, wherein the second mode of travel comprises one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

358. The method of claim 352, wherein the BSM is a non-terminating BSM, and wherein the method further comprises:sorting a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

359. The method of claim 352, further comprising: causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening for the second mode of travel, wherein the marker comprises the results of the security analysis.

360. The method of claim 359, further comprising: prior to printing the marker, accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system of the second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information, wherein the marker comprises the updated reservation information.

361. A system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: match a passenger name of a passenger in a baggage source message (BSM) with a passenger name in a manifest, wherein the BSM comprises travel data of a first mode of travel of a luggage item of the passenger on an air carrier, extract an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM for the luggage item of the passenger, access security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security7screen of the luggage item using the IATA license plate number, display a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display device to analyze the screening image and related data, and obtain, via a scanning device, a mark representative of the analysis result in response to scanning an IATA license plate barcode affixed to the luggage item, wherein the analysis result is representative of one of: a security compliance of the luggage item to cross a border or to transfer to a second mode of travel, and a non-security compliance of the luggage item so that the luggage item.

362. The system of claim 361, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive, via the GUI, a country' of origin, receive, via the GUI, a selection of a type of the second mode of travel, load training images of objects, perform object detection based on the training images of objects, identify whether an object detected within the luggage item is one of a plurality' of possible prohibited objects based on regulations or rules associated with the second mode of travel, and based on identifying the object as one of the plurality of possible prohibited objects, display, on a display, an indication of the identification of the object.

363. The system of claim 362, wherein the plurality of possible prohibited objects comprises weapons, bottles alcohol, irons, and electrical power strips.

364. The system of claim 361, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises a three-dimensional dimensional representations of an object within the luggage item.

365. The system of claim 361 , wherein the security screening image and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

366. The system of claim 361. wherein the second mode of travel comprises one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

367. The system of claim 361, wherein the BSM is a non-terminating BSM, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: sort a plurality7of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

368. The system of claim 361, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: cause a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening for the second mode of travel, wherein the marker comprises the results of the security' analysis.

369. The system of claim 368, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: prior to printing the marker, access a reservation system of the second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information, wherein the marker comprises the updated reservation infonnation.

370. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising: matching, by at least one of at least one processor, a passenger name of a passenger in a baggage source message (BSM) with a passenger name in a manifest, wherein the BSM comprises travel data of a first mode of travel of a luggage item of the passenger on an air carrier; extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM for the luggage item; accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security' screen of the luggage item using the IATA license plate number; displaying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display device to analyze the screening image and related data; and obtaining via a scanning device, by at least one of the at least one processor, a mark representative of the analysis result in response to scanning an IATA license plate barcode affixed to the luggage item, wherein the analysis result is representative of one of: a security compliance of the luggage item to cross a border or to transfer to a second mode of travel, and a non-security compliance of the luggage item.

371. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 370, wherein the method further comprises:receiving, via the GUI, by at least one of the at least one processor, a country of origin; receiving, via the GUI, by at least one of the at least one processor, a selection of a type of the second mode of travel; loading training images of objects; performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, object detection based on the training images of objects; identifying, by at least one of the at least one processor, whether an object detected within the luggage item is one of a plurality of possible prohibited objects based on regulations or rules associated with the second mode of travel; and based on identifying the object one of the plurality of possible prohibited objects, displaying, on a display, an indication of the identification of the object.

372. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 371, wherein the plurality of possible prohibited objects comprises weapons, bottles alcohol, irons, and electrical power strips.

373. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 370, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises a three-dimensional dimensional representation of an object w ithin the luggage item.

374. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 370, wherein the security screening image and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

375. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 370, wherein the second mode of travel comprises one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

376. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 370, wherein the BSM is a non-terminating BSM, and wherein the method further comprises: sorting a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

377. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 370, wherein the method further comprises: causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening for the second mode of travel, wherein the marker comprises the results of the security analysis.

378. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 377, wherein the method further comprises: prior to printing the marker, accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system of the second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information, wherein the marker comprises the updated reservation information.

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